Etymology

exoribonuclease

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Today it means: A ribonuclease that catalyzes the exonucleolytic cleavage of nucleotides from a ribonucleotide chain. Full definition →

English ribonuclease ← Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)
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  1. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  2. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  3. Englishexo-
  4. Englishribonuclease
  5. English todayexoribonuclease

From exo- + ribonuclease.

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