Ribonuclease

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  • noun. Any of various enzymes that break down RNA.
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  • noun. Any of a group of enzymes which catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.
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  • noun. a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
    • Word Usage
    "I joined a project on the protein ribonuclease, but shortly afterwards met Rosalind Franklin, who had moved to Birkbeck earlier and had begun working on tobacco mosaic virus."
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