nuclease nucleary • nucleate · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · nuclease · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075