deoxyribonuclease

[ dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-eys, -eyz, -nyoo- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. DNase.

deoxyribonuclease

/ diːˌɒksɪˌraɪbəʊˈnjuːklɪeɪz /

noun

1. the full name for DNAase

Word History and Origins

Origin of deoxyribonuclease¹

First recorded in 1945–50; deoxy- + ribonuclease