Meanings
nounribonuclease (plural ribonucleases)
plural ribonucleases
- biochemistryAny of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
Similar
ribonucleinaseRNase
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishribose
- Englishnucleic
- Englishribonucleic
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishribonuclease
From ribonucleic + -ase.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French ribonucléase
- ribonucléaseenzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
German Ribonuklease
- Ribonukleaseenzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
Icelandic ríbónúkleasi
- ríbónúkleasienzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
Russian рибонуклеа́за
- рибонуклеа́за (ribonukleáza)enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
Ukrainian рибонуклеаза
- рибонуклеаза (rybonukleaza)enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
Cite this entry
APA
ribonuclease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribonuclease
MLA
“ribonuclease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribonuclease. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribonuclease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribonuclease.
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