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exoribonuclease

exoribonuclease noun: a ribonuclease that catalyzes the exonucleolytic cleavage of nucleotides from a ribonucleotide chain.

Noun

exoribonuclease (plural exoribonucleases)

  1. A ribonuclease that catalyzes the exonucleolytic cleavage of nucleotides from a ribonucleotide chain.

Forms of exoribonuclease

pluralexoribonucleases

Origin of exoribonuclease

From exo- + ribonuclease.

Questions about exoribonuclease

What does exoribonuclease mean?
Exoribonuclease means a ribonuclease that catalyzes the exonucleolytic cleavage of nucleotides from a ribonucleotide chain.
What part of speech is exoribonuclease?
Exoribonuclease is a noun.
What is the plural of exoribonuclease?
The plural of exoribonuclease is exoribonucleases.

Words near exoribonuclease in the dictionary

  1. exorhiza
  2. exorhizal
  3. exorhizas
  4. exorhizous
  5. exorhodopsin
  6. exoribonuclease
  7. exoribonucleases
  8. exoribonucleolysis
  9. exoribonucleolytic
  10. exoring
  11. exorings

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