nuclease

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

noun

, Biochemistry.

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

nuclease

/ ˈnjuːklɪˌeɪz /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuclease¹

1900–05; nucle(ic acid) ( def ) + -ase

Example Sentences

It will initiate from the thin water layer formed on the surface of the ice nuclease, and the ice will grow rapidly at the expense of the water vapor in the cloud.

From MIT Technology Review

Two other technologies—zinc finger nuclease and TALENS—work similarly to CRISPR-Cas9, but do so with far less ease and precision.

From Popular-Science