ASE
or A.S.E.
Other definitions for -ase (2 of 2)
a suffix used in the names of enzymes: oxidase.
Origin of -ase
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use ASE in a sentence
This is to be a Roman holiday, you understand, with the 'Roman' spelled g-r-e-a-s-e-r!
The Song of the Wolf | Frank Mayer
British Dictionary definitions for -ase
indicating an enzyme: oxidase
Origin of -ase
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for -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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse