deoxyribonuclease
noun
de·oxy·ri·bo·nu·cle·ase (ˌ)dē-ˈäk-si-ˌrī-bō-ˈn(y)ü-klē-ˌās 
-ˌāz
: dnase
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web For reasons that are not entirely understood, many strains of harmful bacteria secrete an enzyme called deoxyribonuclease. 
Maddie Bender, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021 The sensor can detect an enzyme called deoxyribonuclease, or DNase. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2021
Maddie Bender, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021 The sensor can detect an enzyme called deoxyribonuclease, or DNase. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2021 Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
deoxyribonuclease
noun
de·oxy·ri·bo·nu·cle·ase (ˈ)dē-ˈäk-si-ˌrī-bō-ˈn(y)ü-klē-ˌās, -ˌāz
variants also desoxyribonuclease
(ˈ)des-
: an enzyme that hydrolyzes DNA to nucleotides
called also DNase