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primase

primase noun: an RNA polymerase involved in the initiation of DNA synthesis.

Noun

primase (plural primases)

  1. An RNA polymerase involved in the initiation of DNA synthesis.

Forms of primase

pluralprimases

Origin of primase

From prime + -ase?

Questions about primase

What does primase mean?
Primase means an RNA polymerase involved in the initiation of DNA synthesis.
What part of speech is primase?
Primase is a noun.
What is the plural of primase?
The plural of primase is primases.

Words near primase in the dictionary

  1. primary works
  2. primary world
  3. primary worlds
  4. primarying
  5. primas
  6. primase
  7. primases
  8. primastic
  9. Primat
  10. primatal
  11. primatals

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