replicase

[ rep-li-keys, -keyz ]
/ ˈrɛp lɪˌkeɪs, -ˌkeɪz /

noun

Origin of replicase

First recorded in 1960–65; replic(ate) + -ase

Medical definitions for replicase

replicase
[ rĕplĭ-kās′, -kāz′ ]

n.

An enzyme that promotes the synthesis of a complementary RNA molecule from an RNA template.