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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nuclease
    n 1: general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of
         nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller
         units