ASE
or A.S.E.
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-ase
- a suffix used in the names of enzymes: oxidase.
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Origin of -ase
extracted from diastase
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"They won't BE done till you go, Ase," continued the master of the house.
Cy Whittaker's PlaceJoseph C. Lincoln
Soon's Mrs. Peabody wired you was goin' to ride, me and Ase started to meet you.
Cy Whittaker's PlaceJoseph C. Lincoln
If Ase could afford clothes like that he might be his twin brother.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
Ase was there, and his eyes pretty nigh popped out of his head.
Cape Cod StoriesJoseph C. Lincoln
Ase and he are pretty thick; he's got a mortgage on Ase's house, you know.
The Rise of Roscoe PaineJoseph C. Lincoln
-ase
- indicating an enzymeoxidase
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Word Origin
abstracted from diastase
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Word Origin and History for ase
-ase
word-forming element used in naming enzymes, from ending of diastase.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
-ase
- Enzyme:amylase.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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-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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