nuclease

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See also: nucléase

English

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Etymology

From nucleo- +‎ -ase.

Noun

nuclease (plural nucleases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.

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Verb

nuclease

  1. inflection of nuclear:
    1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive