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replicase

/ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪs/

replicase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the replication of a single-stranded RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecule.

Noun

replicase (plural replicases)

  1. an enzyme that catalyses the replication of a single-stranded RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecule

Forms of replicase

pluralreplicases

Questions about replicase

What does replicase mean?
Replicase means an enzyme that catalyses the replication of a single-stranded RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecule.
What part of speech is replicase?
Replicase is a noun.
How do you pronounce replicase?
Replicase is pronounced /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪs/.
What is the plural of replicase?
The plural of replicase is replicases.

Words near replicase in the dictionary

  1. replicable
  2. replicably
  3. replicant
  4. replicants
  5. replicas
  6. replicase
  7. replicases
  8. replicatability
  9. replicatable
  10. replicate
  11. replicated

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