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transcriptase

tran·scrip·tase
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tran-skrip-teys, -teyz]
    • /trænˈskrɪp teɪs, -teɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tran-skrip-teys, -teyz]
    • /trænˈskrɪp teɪs, -teɪz/

Definitions of transcriptase word

  • noun transcriptase RNA polymerase. 1
  • noun transcriptase an RNA polymerase that uses DNA as a template to produce ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA, or messenger RNA 0
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Origin of transcriptase

First appearance:

before 1963
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1963; transcript(ion) + -ase

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Parts of speech for Transcriptase

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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transcriptase popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • non-nucleoside

    any of various antiviral drugs that bind directly to reverse transcriptase and prevent RNA conversion to DNA, used in combination with other drugs to treat HIV infection.

  • efavirenz

    a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used with other medications to treat HIV infection in patients who have or do not have AIDS.

  • reverse transcriptase

    a retrovirus enzyme that synthesizes DNA from viral RNA, the reverse of the usual DNA-to-RNA replication: used in genetic engineering to clone genes from RNA strands.

  • rna polymerase

    an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
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