Nuclease

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several enzymes, such as endonucleases and exonucleases, that hydrolize nucleic acids.
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  • n. Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A ferment which can cause the cleavage of nucleins. Specifically
  • n. One of several bacteriolytic ferments so-named on account of their ability to digest the nucleoproteids of the bacterial cells.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    enzyme   
    Hyponym
    exonuclease    endonuclease   
     
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