RNA synthetase
nounBiochemistry.
an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of RNA in cells infected with RNA viruses, allowing production of copies of the viral RNA.
Origin of RNA synthetase
1First recorded in 1960–65; synthet(ic) + -ase
- Also called replicase, RNA replicase.
Words Nearby RNA synthetase
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