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nuclease

American  
[noo-klee-eys, -eyz, nyoo-] / ˈnu kliˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz, ˈnyu- /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

nuclease British  
/ ˈnjuːklɪˌeɪz /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of nuclease

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

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