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ribonuclease

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ri⋅bo⋅nu⋅cle⋅ase

  [rahy-boh-noo-klee-eys, -eyz, -nyoo-]
–noun Biochemistry.
any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
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Also called RNase, RNAase.

Origin:
1940–45; ribonucle(ic acid) + -ase
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ri·bo·nu·cle·ase   (rī'bō-nōō'klē-ās', -āz', -nyōō'-)   
n.  Any of various enzymes that break down RNA. Also called RNase.
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Main Entry: ri·bo·nu·cle·ase
Pronunciation: "rI-bO-'n(y)ü-klE-"As, -"Az
Function: noun
: an enzyme that catalyzes thehydrolysis of RNA called also RNase
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ribonuclease ri·bo·nu·cle·ase (rī'bō-n&oomacr;'klē-ās', -āz', -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA. Also called RNase.

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