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ri•bo•nu•cle•ase
Pronunciation: (rī"bō-nOO'klē-ās", -āz", -nyOO'-), [key]—
n. Biochem.
any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA. Also called
RNase, RNAase. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.