RNA polymerase

noun

An enzyme that is involved in the transcription of RNA.

Meanings

nounRNA polymerase (plural RNA polymerases)

plural RNA polymerases

  1. biochemistryAn enzyme that is involved in the transcription of RNA.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe enzyme that copies DNA into RNA

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish RNA-polymeraasi
  • RNA-polymeraasienzyme involved in the transcription of RNA
Hungarian RNS-polimeráz
  • RNS-polimerázenzyme involved in the transcription of RNA
Cite this entry
APA

RNA polymerase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RNA%20polymerase

MLA

“RNA polymerase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RNA%20polymerase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “RNA polymerase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RNA%20polymerase.

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