transcriptase

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/trænˈskrɪpteɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tran skrip′tās, -tāz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tran•scrip•tase  (tran skrip′tās, -tāz),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. BiochemistrySee RNA polymerase.
  • transcript(ion) + -ase 1963

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
transcriptase /trænˈskrɪpteɪz/ n
  1. See reverse transcriptase
'transcriptase' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Baltimore - reverse transcriptase - RNA polymerase

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