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ASE
1or A.S.E.
-ase
2- a suffix used in the names of enzymes:
oxidase.
-ase
suffix forming nouns
- indicating an enzyme
oxidase
–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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Word History and Origins
Origin of ASE1
abstracted from diastase
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