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replicase

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rep⋅li⋅case

  [rep-li-keys, -keyz]
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–noun
RNA synthetase.
Origin:
1960–65; replic(ate) + -ase

RNA synthetase

 
–noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of RNA in cells infected with RNA viruses, allowing production of copies of the viral RNA.
Also called replicase, RNA replicase.

Origin:
1960–65; synthet(ic) + -ase
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rep·li·case   (rěp'lĭ-kās', -kāz')   
n.  An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a complementary RNA molecule from an RNA template.

[replic(ate) + -ase.]
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Main Entry: rep·li·case
Pronunciation: 'rep-li-"kAs, -"kAz
Function: noun
: a polymerase that promotes synthesis of a particular RNA in thepresence of a template of RNA called also RNA replicase, RNA synthetase

Main Entry: RNA syn·the·tase
Pronunciation: -'sin-th&-"tAs, -"tAz
Function: noun
: REPLICASE
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replicase rep·li·case (rěp'lĭ-kās', -kāz')
n.
An enzyme that promotes the synthesis of a complementary RNA molecule from an RNA template.

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