ribonuclease

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

noun Biochemistry.

any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.

Origin of ribonuclease

First recorded in 1940–45; ribonucle(ic acid) + -ase

Also called RNase, RNAase.

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British Dictionary definitions for ribonuclease

ribonuclease

noun

any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of RNA

Word Origin for ribonuclease

C20: from ribonucle (ic acid) + -ase

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ribonuclease in Medicine

ribonuclease

[rī′bō-nōō′klē-ās′, -āz′]

Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.RNase