Term: nuclease: general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
Candidate hypernym: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions → 1
Candidate hypernym: volumetric analysis: quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents → 0
Candidate hypernym: young's modulus: a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire → 0
Candidate hypernym: oriental beetle: introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses → 0
Candidate hypernym: crested myna: dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia → 0
Candidate hypernym: peptic ulcer: an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract → 0
Candidate hypernym: micropenis: an abnormally small penis → 0
Candidate hypernym: wood ibis: any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis → 0
Candidate hypernym: spawner: a female fish at spawning time → 0
Candidate hypernym: tack: a short nail with a sharp point and a large head → 0
Candidate hypernym: hunkpapa: a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly lived in the western Dakotas; they were prominent in resisting the white encroachment into the northern Great Plains → 0