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replicase
noun
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
noun
rep·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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