"primase" meaning in English

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Noun

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 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)

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