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Etymology of the English word polymerase

the English word polymerase
using the English suffix -ase
derived from the English word diastase
derived from the French word diastase
derived from the Greek word diastasis, διάστασις
derived from the Greek word diistemi, διΐστημι (to stand apart; to remove, intervene)
derived from the Greek word diistanai
derived from the Greek word histanai
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-
derived from the Greek word stasis, στάσις (a standing (properly, the act); (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy)
derived from the Greek word histanai
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-
derived from the English word polymer
derived from the Greek word polumeres, πολυμερής
derived from the Greek word meros, μέρος (portion; thigh; a thigh; a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application))
using the Byzantine Greek prefix polu-, πολυ-
derived from the Greek word polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelə-

Usage

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