replicase

noun

rep·li·case | \ˈre-pli-ˌkās,

-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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The first known use of replicase was in 1962

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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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