rep·li·case
| \ ˈre-pli-ˌkās
, -ˌkāz \
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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
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rep·li·case
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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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The first known use of replicase was in 1962
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