exoribonuclease etymology

English word exoribonuclease comes from English exo- (Outside, external.), English ribonuclease

Detailed word origin of exoribonuclease

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
exo- English (eng) Outside, external.
ribonuclease English (eng) (enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.
exoribonuclease English (eng) (enzyme) A ribonuclease that catalyzes the exonucleolytic cleavage of nucleotides from a ribonucleotide chain.

Words with the same origin as exoribonuclease

Descendants of exo-
exoatmosphere exoatmospheric exocarp exoconsciousness exocortex exocranial exocytotoxic exoderm exoenthalpic exoface exogalactic exogen exoglucanase exopassive exopolymeric exoproduct exoproteolytic exoskeleton exospore exothecal exothermic exotransferase exotrojan exotrophic