DNase


DN·ase

noun \(ˌ)dē-ˈen-ˌās, -ˌāz\

Definition of DNASE

: an enzyme that hydrolyzes DNA to nucleotides —called also deoxyribonuclease

Variants of DNASE

DN·ase also DNA·ase \(ˌ)dē-ˌen-ˈā-ˌās, -ˌāz\

First Known Use of DNASE

circa 1956

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