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replicase

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛplɪkeɪz/

Definition of replicase

noun

[mass noun] Biochemistry
  • an enzyme which catalyses the synthesis of a complementary RNA molecule using an RNA template.

Origin:

1960s: from the verb replicate + -ase

replicase in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of replicase in the US English dictionary