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rep·li·case | \ ˈre-pli-ˌkās 
, -ˌkāz \
, -ˌkāz \Definition of replicase
: a polymerase of viruses that promotes synthesis of a particular RNA in the presence of a template of RNA
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replicase
nounrep·li·case | \ ˈrep-li-ˌkās, -ˌkāz \
\Medical Definition of replicase
: 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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