ribonuclease

Questions

How do you pronounce ribonuclease?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹaɪbəʊˈnjuːklieɪz/.

What does ribonuclease mean?

Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.

Where does ribonuclease come from?

Etymology tree English ribose English nucleic English ribonucleic Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English ribonuclease From ribonucleic + -ase.

How to pronounce ribonuclease

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