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polymerase

polymerase noun: any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.

Noun

polymerase (plural polymerases)

  1. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.

polymerase meaning in Hindi and Indonesian

polymerase in Hindi

enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers
बहुलकेद bahulaked

polymerase in Indonesian

enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers
polimerase

Forms of polymerase

pluralpolymerases

Plural of polymerase: polymerases

Origin of polymerase

From polymer + -ase.

Words formed from polymerase

Phrases with polymerase

Questions about polymerase

What does polymerase mean?
Polymerase means any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
What is polymerase in Hindi?
Polymerase in Hindi is बहुलकेद (bahulaked). See Polymerase meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is polymerase?
Polymerase is a noun.
What is the plural of polymerase?
The plural of polymerase is polymerases.

Words near polymerase in the dictionary

  1. polymenorrhea
  2. polymenorrhoea
  3. polymenorrhœa
  4. polymer
  5. polymer chemistry
  6. polymerase
  7. polymerase chain reaction
  8. polymerase chain reactions
  9. polymerases
  10. polymerasic
  11. polymercaptan

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