replicase
[ rep-li-keys, -keyz ]
/ ˈrɛp lɪˌkeɪs, -ˌkeɪz /
noun
Origin of replicase
First recorded in 1960–65;
replic(ate) +
-ase
Words nearby replicase
replevisable,
replevy,
replica,
replicable,
replicar,
replicase,
replicate,
replication,
replicative,
replicator,
replicon
Medical definitions for replicase
replicase
[ rĕp′lĭ-kās′, -kāz′ ]
n.
An enzyme that promotes the synthesis of a complementary RNA molecule from an RNA template.