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-ases

-ases is the plural of -ase.

Meaning of -ase

Suffix

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

  1. Used to form the names of enzymes.

Questions about -ases

What is -ases the plural of?
-ases is the plural of -ase.

Words near -ases in the dictionary

  1. -aroonie
  2. -arotene
  3. -arthria
  4. -ary
  5. -ase
  6. -ases
  7. -asone
  8. -ass
  9. -asses
  10. -ast
  11. -aster

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