-ase

Derived from ending of diastase; a libfix

-ase

1. Used to form the names of enzymes.

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• 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

-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