# polymerase

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,540

## Definitions
1. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.

## Etymology
From polymer + -ase.

## Common misspellings (15)
`oplymerase`, `ploymerase`, `pollymerase`, `polmyerase`, `polyemrase`, `polymearse`, `polymeraes`, `polymerasse`, `polymerrase`, `polymersae`, `polymmerase`, `polymrease`, `polyymerase`, `poylmerase`, `ppolymerase`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/polymerase