ligament /ligˈə-mənt/

1. Anything that binds
2. The bundle of fibrous tissue joining bones or cartilages (anatomy)
3. A bond or tie

ligamental /-mentˈl/, ligamentˈary or ligamentˈous adjective

ligand /ligˈənd or līˈ/ noun

An atom, molecule, radical or ion which forms a complex with a central atom

ligase /līˈgāz/ noun

An enzyme which seals nicks in one strand of a duplex DNA, often used to seal gaps resulting from the artificial insertion of one DNA sequence into another

ligate /līˈgāt/ transitive verb

To tie up

līgāˈtion noun

1. The act of binding
2. The state of being bound
3. The joining together, often facilitated by sticky ends, of two linear nucleic acid molecules (biology)

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