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nickase

nickase noun: any enzyme that causes nicks (breaks in one strand) of nucleic acid, allowing it to unwind.

Noun

nickase (plural nickases)

  1. Any enzyme that causes nicks (breaks in one strand) of nucleic acid, allowing it to unwind

Forms of nickase

pluralnickases

Origin of nickase

From nick + -ase.

Questions about nickase

What does nickase mean?
Nickase means any enzyme that causes nicks (breaks in one strand) of nucleic acid, allowing it to unwind.
What part of speech is nickase?
Nickase is a noun.
What is the plural of nickase?
The plural of nickase is nickases.

Words near nickase in the dictionary

  1. nickar
  2. nickar nut
  3. nickar nuts
  4. nickar tree
  5. nickars
  6. nickase
  7. nickases
  8. nicked
  9. nicked off
  10. nicked up
  11. nickel

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