8-letter words containing ase
- lasering — Present participle of laser.
- leaseman — a person who leases land and obtains the rights to its use, especially oil-drilling rights.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- megabase — A length of double-stranded DNA containing two million nucleotides, one million on each strand.
- moonbase — (scifi) A base located on a moon.
- notecase — billfold.
- nuclease — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
- nut case — a deranged person; lunatic.
- off base — serving as or forming a base: The walls will need a base coat and two finishing coats.
- off-base — located outside the perimeters of a military base: off-base housing for officers.
- peasecod — the pod of the pea.
- permease — any of the proteins that mediate the transport of various molecules across biological membranes.
- phase in — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phase-in — an act or instance of phasing in; gradual introduction or implementation.
- phaseout — an act or instance of phasing out; planned discontinuation or expiration.
- postbase — a morpheme used as a suffix after a base word
- prelease — 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.
- prophase — Cell Biology. the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes.
- protease — any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- re-lease — to lease again.
- released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- releasee — (in property law) a person to whom an estate is released
- releaser — a person or thing that releases.
- rephrase — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- rheobase — the minimum electric current required to excite a given nerve or muscle.
- sad case — a person considered to be ludicrously contemptible or pathetic
- seedcase — a seed capsule; pericarp.
- showcase — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- slipcase — a box for a book or set of books, open on one side so that the spine is visible.
- sublease — a lease granted by one who is already a lessee of a property, as an apartment.
- subphase — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- suitcase — a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
- surbased — having a surbase.
- surcease — to cease from some action; desist.
- synthase — an enzyme that catalyses a process of synthesis
- tax base — the assessed value of the taxable property, assets, and income within a specific tax district
- toolcase — a case in which tools are kept
- triphase — operating in three phases
- typecase — a compartmental tray for storing printer's type
- unabased — (of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual: a bend abased.
- unbiased — not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
- unceased — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- unerased — to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- unleased — (of a shop, office, property, etc) not leased
- unphased — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- up-phase — a period when the economy is strong and business profits are high or increasing.
- vaselike — like or resembling a vase
- vaseline — Vaseline is a soft clear jelly made from petroleum, which is used to protect the skin and for other purposes.
- wallasey — a city in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary, opposite Liverpool.