polymerase (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *polymerase*:
NOUN	substance	polymerase	an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA

polymerase > pronunciation
Sounds	paa'lihmerey.s
Rhymes	ace / ACE ... workplace: 67 rhymes with eys...

English > *polymerase*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA.
Narrower	DNA polymerase	The enzyme responsible for DNA replication
	reverse transcriptase	A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template
	transcriptase, RNA polymerase	The enzyme that copies DNA into RNA
Broader	enzyme	Any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
Spanish	polimerasa
Catalan	polimerasa

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