"primase" meaning in All languages combined

See primase on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: primases [plural]
Etymology: From prime + -ase? Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prime|ase}} prime + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} primase (plural primases)
  1. (biochemistry) An RNA polymerase involved in the initiation of DNA synthesis. Wikipedia link: primase Categories (topical): Enzymes Translations (RNA polymerase): 引發酶 /引发酶 (yǐnfāméi) [Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), 導引酶 /导引酶 (dǎoyǐnméi) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 引子酶 (yǐnziméi) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), primase [feminine] (French), primas [common-gender] (Swedish)

Noun [Italian]

Forms: primasi [plural]
Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} primase f (plural primasi)
  1. (biochemistry) primase Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Enzymes

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} primase
  1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of primar Tags: first-person, form-of, imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: primar
    Sense id: en-primase-es-verb-yLLOGpUd Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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