8-letter words containing ase
- casevacs — Plural form of casevac.
- casework — Casework is social work that involves actually dealing or working with the people who need help.
- caseworm — any of various insect larvae that build protective cases about their bodies
- catalase — an enzyme that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
- chase up — If you chase up something that is needed or needs dealing with, you find it or find out what is being done about it.
- cot case — a person confined to bed through illness
- database — A database is a collection of data that is stored in a computer and that can easily be used and added to.
- datasets — Plural form of dataset.
- day case — a patient or case that comes into hospital for a surgical procedure and is dealt with and released in the course of one day
- deceased — The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died.
- deceases — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decease.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- degrease — to remove grease from
- diastase — any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse starch to maltose. They are present in germinated barley and in the pancreas
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- discased — to take the case or covering from; uncase.
- diseased — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- diseases — Plural form of disease.
- doorcase — the finish frame of a doorway.
- ease off — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- ease out — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- easeless — having no peace or contentment
- easement — Law. a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage.
- ecraseur — surgical device consisting of a heavy wire loop placed around a part to be removed and tightened until it cuts through
- egg case — Entomology. ootheca.
- elastase — An endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown of elastin.
- emphases — Plural form of emphasis.
- enchased — Simple past tense and past participle of enchase.
- encrease — Obsolete spelling of increase.
- epitases — Plural form of epitasis.
- esterase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester.
- fan base — the fans of a celebrity, team, media franchise, etc., when considered collectively: The fan base was crushed when the team moved to a different city. The studio marketed the sequels heavily to the franchise’s established fan base.
- firebase — an artillery base, especially one set up quickly to support advancing troops or to forestall enemy advances.
- freebase — to purify (cocaine) by dissolving in ether, sodium hydroxide, etc., and filtering off the precipitate.
- fumarase — an enzyme found in liver and muscle which acts as a catalyst in the inter-conversion of fumarate and malate
- gaselier — Alt form gasalier.
- gearcase — a protective casing for the gear mechanism of a vehicle or piece of machinery
- greasers — Plural form of greaser.
- gynobase — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
- hardcase — a container that has a rigid structure
- headcase — (informal) A mentally unbalanced, unpredictable person, especially one who displays aggressive behavior.
- helicase — any of the enzymes that use the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to unwind the double-stranded helical structure of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA helicases.
- idocrase — vesuvianite.
- in phase — having the same phase.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- job case — any of various cases for holding type, especially one of several that accommodate both uppercase and lowercase letters. Compare California job case, case2 (def 8).
- katalase — catalase.
- key case — a small case in which keys are carried.
- kilobase — (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) 1,000 bases.
- lamasery — a monastery of lamas.