ribonuclease
[ rahy-boh-noo-klee-eys, -eyz, -nyoo- ]
nounBiochemistry.
any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
Origin of ribonuclease
1First recorded in 1940–45; ribonucle(ic acid) + -ase
- Also called RNase, RNAase.
Words Nearby ribonuclease
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British Dictionary definitions for ribonuclease
ribonuclease
/ (ˌraɪbəʊˈnjuːkliːˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz) /
noun
any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of RNA
Origin of ribonuclease
1C20: from ribonucle (ic acid) + -ase
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