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Other definitions 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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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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