10-letter words containing ase
- laserscope — a surgical instrument that employs a laser beam to destroy diseased tissue or to create small channels; used to open clogged arteries and, in ophthalmology, to treat patients with glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy.
- lease-back — an arrangement by which a company sells a property and simultaneously obtains a long-term lease from the buyer for continued use of the deeded property
- lease-lend — material assistance to an ally
- leasebacks — Plural form of leaseback.
- leaseholds — Plural form of leasehold.
- lend-lease — the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
- leuco base — a noncolored or slightly colored compound that is produced by reducing a dye and is readily oxidized to regenerate the dye.
- lewis base — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with an acid by transferring a pair of electrons to it.
- long lease — (in England and Wales) a lease, originally for a period of over 21 years, on a whole house of low rent and ratable value, which is the occupants' only or main residence. The leaseholder is entitled to buy the freehold, claim an extension of 50 years, or become a statutory tenant
- lower case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lower-case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lowercased — Printed or written in lowercase letters.
- luciferase — (enzyme) Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin.
- megamasers — Plural form of megamaser.
- megaseller — A book or other product that has sold in extremely large numbers.
- metaphrase — a literal translation.
- metastases — (medicine) Plural form of metastasis.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- music case — a kind of briefcase for carrying sheet music
- naval base — military stronghold
- needlecase — A case in which needles are kept.
- non-biased — having or showing bias or prejudice: They gave us a biased report on immigration trends.
- nongaseous — not consisting of gases, not gaseous
- nucleobase — (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
- oligoclase — a kind of plagioclase feldspar occurring commonly in white crystals, sometimes shaded with gray, green, or red.
- orthoclase — a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- paraphrase — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- paraselene — a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon.
- parasexual — of or relating to any form of reproduction in which the recombination of genes occurs by a process other than the fusion of gametes
- passphrase — (operating system) A string of words and characters that you type in to authenticate yourself. Passphrases differ from passwords only in length. Passwords are usually short - six to ten characters. Passphrases are usually much longer - up to 100 characters or more. Modern passphrases were invented by Sigmund N. Porter in 1982. Their greater length makes passphrases more secure. Phil Zimmermann's popular encryption program PGP, for example, requires you to make up a passphrase that you then must enter whenever you sign or decrypt messages.
- periphrase — the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.
- peroxidase — any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
- phase rule — a law that the number of degrees of freedom in a system in equilibrium is equal to two plus the number of components less the number of phases. Thus, a system of ice, melted ice, and water vapor, being one component and three phases, has no degrees of freedom. Compare variance (def 4).
- photophase — a phase of light in a cycle of light and dark
- phraseless — lacking in a phrase or phrases
- pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
- pizza base — a disc of dough used as a base for a pizza
- please god — You say please God to emphasize a strong hope, wish, or desire that you have.
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- power base — a source of authority or influence, especially in politics, founded on support by an organized body of voters, ethnic minority, economic class, etc.: His election as governor gives him a power base for seeking the presidency.
- pre-leased — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- preaseptic — pertaining to the period before the use of aseptic practices in surgery.
- predecease — to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.).
- prerelease — something released beforehand, as a movie shown before its scheduled premiere.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- reincrease — to increase again
- repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- rh disease — erythroblastosis (def 2).
- ruby laser — a solid-state, pulsed laser that uses a ruby crystal to produce a very strong beam of red coherent light, used in making holographs and in cosmetic instruments.
- saccharase — sucrase