oligonucleotidase

noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligonucleotide, but especially an exoribonuclease derived from Flammulina velutipes.

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Meanings

nounoligonucleotidase (countable and uncountable, plural oligonucleotidases)

plural oligonucleotidases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligonucleotide, but especially an exoribonuclease derived from Flammulina velutipes.

Origin

From oligonucleotide + -ase.

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APA

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

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“oligonucleotidase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligonucleotidase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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