RNA polymerase

noun

An enzyme that is involved in the transcription of RNA.

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transcriptase
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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

Similar
transcriptase
Broader
polymerase
Also see
transcriptase

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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