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barnase

barnase noun: a small protein, produced by the bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and others, that has ribonuclease activity.

Noun

barnase (countable and uncountable, plural barnases)

  1. A small protein, produced by the bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and others, that has ribonuclease activity

Forms of barnase

pluralbarnases

Origin of barnase

Short for bacterial ribonuclease.

Questions about barnase

What does barnase mean?
Barnase means a small protein, produced by the bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and others, that has ribonuclease activity.
What part of speech is barnase?
Barnase is a noun.
What is the plural of barnase?
The plural of barnase is barnases.

Words near barnase in the dictionary

  1. Barnard's Star
  2. Barnardo's boy
  3. Barnards
  4. Barnardsville
  5. Barnas
  6. barnase
  7. barnases
  8. Barnaul
  9. barnavirus
  10. barnaviruses
  11. Barnawartha

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