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deoxynuclease

deoxynuclease noun: a nuclease that acts on DNA.

Noun

deoxynuclease (plural deoxynucleases)

  1. A nuclease that acts on DNA

Forms of deoxynuclease

pluraldeoxynucleases

Origin of deoxynuclease

From deoxy- + nuclease.

Questions about deoxynuclease

What does deoxynuclease mean?
Deoxynuclease means a nuclease that acts on DNA.
What part of speech is deoxynuclease?
Deoxynuclease is a noun.
What is the plural of deoxynuclease?
The plural of deoxynuclease is deoxynucleases.

Words near deoxynuclease in the dictionary

  1. deoxymannose
  2. deoxymyoglobin
  3. deoxynivalenol
  4. deoxynivalenols
  5. deoxynojirimycin
  6. deoxynuclease
  7. deoxynucleases
  8. deoxynucleic
  9. deoxynucleoside
  10. deoxynucleosides
  11. deoxynucleotidal

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