See Also: competitor DNA(medicine)
competitor(dictionary)
competitor(dictionary)

nuclease (iou) and competitor (iou)


nuclease (iou)



nuclease noun. E20.
[from NUCLE(IC + -ASE.]
Biochemistry. An enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of polynucleotides or oligonucleotides into smaller units.

competitor (iou)



competitor noun. E16.
[French competiteur or Latin competitor, formed as COMPETE: see -OR.]
A person who competes, a contestant; a rival, esp. in trade. E16.
An associate, a partner. L16-L17.
competitorship noun E17.
competitory adjective marked by or subject to competition; competitive: E18.
competitress noun (now rare) a female competitor M17.