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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.
2. 2
   general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

nucleodepolymerase

Etymology

From nucleo- + -ase.

Related phrases

nucleic acid

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