-ase

Derived from ending of diastase; a libfix.

• enPR: ās′, āz′
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /-ˌeɪs/, /-ˌeɪz/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /-ˌæɪs/, /-ˌæɪz/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /-ˌes/, /-ˌez/
• (India) IPA^(key): /-ˌeːs/, /-ˌeːz/
• Rhymes: -eɪs, -eɪz
• Hyphenation: -ase

-ase (noun-forming suffix, plural -ases)

1. Used to form the names of enzymes.

• Enzyme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• AES, EAS, EAs, ESA, Esa, SAE, SEA, Sea, a**es, aes, eas, esa, sea

• IPA^(key): [asə]
• Hyphenation: asê

From Dutch -age, from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum.

asê

1. -age: action; result of an action

• -aj (Standard Malay)

From English -ase.

asê

1. (chemistry) -ase

• Hyphenation: -a‧se

-ase f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ases)

1. (chemistry) -ase (forms the names of enzymes)

-ase

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of -ar