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nuclease

nu·cle·ase
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-klee-eys, -eyz, nyoo-]
    • /ˈnu kliˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz, ˈnyu-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-klee-eys, -eyz, nyoo-]
    • /ˈnu kliˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz, ˈnyu-/

Definitions of nuclease word

  • noun nuclease any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids. 1
  • noun nuclease An enzyme that cleaves the chains of nucleotides in nucleic acids into smaller units. 1
  • noun nuclease any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse nucleic acids to simple nucleotides 0
  • noun nuclease any of various enzymes that speed up the hydrolysis of nucleic acids 0

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Origin of nuclease

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; nucle(ic) + -ase

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Parts of speech for Nuclease

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nuclease popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with nuclease

  • how to make nuclease free water?
  • what is a nuclease?
  • what is nuclease free water?

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