nuclease

== English == === Etymology === From nucleo- +‎ -ase. === Noun === nuclease (plural nucleases) (biochemistry) Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Verb === nuclease first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of nuclear