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

Example Sentences

The sensor can detect an enzyme called deoxyribonuclease, or DNase.

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We used genomic deoxyribonuclease I footprinting to map nucleotide resolution TF occupancy across the human exome in 81 diverse cell types.

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