replicase

noun rep·li·case \ˈre-pli-ˌkās, -ˌkāz\

Definition of REPLICASE

: a polymerase of viruses that promotes synthesis of a particular RNA in the presence of a template of RNA

replication + -ase

First Known Use: 1963

Medical Dictionary

noun rep·li·case \ˈrep-li-ˌkās, -ˌkāz\

: a polymerase that promotes synthesis of a particular RNA in the presence of a template of RNA—called also RNA replicase, RNA synthetase

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