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transcriptase

[ tran-skrip-teys, -teyz ]
/ trænˈskrɪp teɪs, -teɪz /
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noun Biochemistry.
RNA polymerase.
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Origin of transcriptase

First recorded in 1963; transcript(ion) + -ase

Words nearby transcriptase

transcontinental railroad, transcranial, transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcribe, transcript, transcriptase, transcription, transcriptionist, transcriptome, transcrystalline, transculturation
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British Dictionary definitions for transcriptase

transcriptase
/ (trænˈskrɪpteɪz) /
noun
See reverse transcriptase
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