Term: nuclease: general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
Broader: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | Unrelated: volumetric analysis: quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents
Broader: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | Unrelated: young's modulus: a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire
Broader: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | Unrelated: oriental beetle: introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
Broader: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | Unrelated: crested myna: dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia
Broader: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | Unrelated: peptic ulcer: an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract
Broader: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | Unrelated: micropenis: an abnormally small penis
Broader: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | Unrelated: wood ibis: any of several Old World birds of the genus Ibis
Broader: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | Unrelated: spawner: a female fish at spawning time
Broader: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | Unrelated: tack: a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
Broader: enzyme: any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | Unrelated: 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