ASE

or A.S.E.

American Stock Exchange.

QUIZZES

CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THESE WORDS FROM "LITTLE WOMEN"

"Little Women" may be a classic, but that doesn't mean we all know the meanings of the vocab words from the book. Can you define these words correctly and make Jo proud?
Question 1 of 10
earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Definition for ase (2 of 2)

-ase

a suffix used in the names of enzymes: oxidase.

Origin of -ase

extracted from diastase
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British Dictionary definitions for ase

-ase

suffix forming nouns

indicating an enzymeoxidase

Word Origin for -ase

abstracted from diastase
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Medical definitions for ase

-ase

suff.

Enzyme:amylase.
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Scientific definitions for ase

-ase

A suffix used to form the names of enzymes. It is often added to the name of the compound that the enzyme breaks down, as in lactase, which breaks down lactose. It is also added to a word describing the enzyme's activity, as in transferase, which catalyzes the transfer of a chemical group from one molecule to another, or reductase, which catalyzes the reduction of an organic compound.
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