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POLYMERASES
Definition of POLYMERASES
noun
plural of polymerase
noun
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
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Word DNA
POLYMERASES inherits its ancestry from its root, POLYMER.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,469)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POLYMER · 17 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POLYMERASES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 172, 8 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 172, 8 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYMERASES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEELMOPRSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and S appear more than once.
Words that start POLYMER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found POLYMERASES?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 172 - and most players walked straight past it.
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