deoxyribonuclease

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

nounBiochemistry.

Origin of deoxyribonuclease

1
First recorded in 1945–50; deoxy- + ribonuclease

Words Nearby deoxyribonuclease

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British Dictionary definitions for deoxyribonuclease

deoxyribonuclease

/ (diːˌɒksɪˌraɪbəʊˈnjuːklɪeɪz) /


noun
  1. the full name for DNAase

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