SINCE 1828
helicase
noun
he·li·case
| \ ˈhel-ə-ˌkās
, ˈhē-lə-
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, ˈhē-lə-
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Medical Definition of helicase
: any of various enzymes that catalyze the unwinding and separation of double-stranded DNA or RNA during its replication
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