-ase
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Definitions of -ase word
- suffix forming noun -ase indicating an enzyme 3
- noun -ase an enzyme, esp. one of vegetable origin 3
- suffix -ase Used to form the names of enzymes. 0
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Parts of speech for -ase
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-ase popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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