nuclease

[ noo-klee-eys, -eyz, nyoo- ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.

Origin of nuclease

1
1900–05; nucle(ic acid) + -ase

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British Dictionary definitions for nuclease

nuclease

/ (ˈnjuːklɪˌeɪz) /


noun
  1. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse nucleic acids to simple nucleotides

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