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ligature
  1. (uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.
  2. (countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.
  3. A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc.
  4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness.
  5. (countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ij; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.
  6. (music) A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.
  7. (music) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
  8. (countable) A piece used to hold a reed to the mouthpiece on woodwind instruments.
  9. Impotence caused by magic or charms.
  10. Synonyms:
  11. Examples:
    1. “The strong bond between the two sisters served as a ligature, keeping them united in both good times and bad.”
      “A ligature is commonly used in medical settings to secure a patient's limbs, restrict their movement, and prevent possible injury.”
      “After carefully applying the ligature to secure the bandages, the nurse ensured the wound would heal properly.”
ligation
  1. Something that ties, a ligature.
  2. The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
  3. The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
  4. (medicine) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel or fallopian tube during surgery.
  5. (chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “The formation of pseudopods and lamellae after ligation of chemoattractant sensitive G-protein coupled receptors is essential for chemotaxis.”
      “We are performing laparoscopic tubal ligation reversal using robotic assistance.”
      “None the less, for various reasons, vasectomy procedures are less common than tubal ligation procedures in most countries.”
ligand
  1. (chemistry) An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.
  2. (typography) A letter that orthography requires be ligated with one or more other letters.
  3. Examples:
    1. “The complex was allowed to dissociate for 500 s, then residually bound ligand was removed using a pulse of acidic glycine.”
      “Indeed, ion channels, whether gated by ligand, voltage, or force, all possess specialized molecular sensors for detection of their stimuli.”
      “The Netropsin ligand consists of a guanidinium, two pyrrole, and a propylamidinium part.”
ligator
  1. A surgical instrument for ligating, or for placing and fastening a ligature.
ligandome
  1. (biochemistry) All the molecular ligands for proteins in cells and organisms considered as a whole.
ligandomes
  1. plural of ligandome
ligations
ligatures
  1. plural of ligature
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The scrub person can be alert for oozing or plan for more ties, ligatures, or clips.”
      “For others it's the ligatures, or the roundness, or the old-style numerals.”
      “Instead of entering ligatures as such their components are typed as vowelless or half consonants.”
ligators
  1. plural of ligator
ligands
  1. plural of ligand
  2. Examples:
    1. “Special care was taken to include all the hydrogen bonds between the zinc ligands and the surrounding residues.”
      “Furthermore, the molecular arrangement of the three citrate ligands allows the possible introduction of other catalytic metal centres.”
      “Direct sensing mechanisms might involve proteins or ligands that bind or react with oxygen.”
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