Morpheme
-as(e) [-ase, -as]
Type
suffix
Denotation
chemical suffix for naming enzymes (biomolecules that cause biological chemical reactions)
Etymology
from diastase, from Ancient Greek diástasis, from stắsĭs, from hístēmi + -sĭs
Evidence
acatalasaemic, amylase, carboxylase, catalase, cellulase, dehydrogenase, diastase, glucase, histidinase, hydrolase, isomerase, kinase, lactase, lecithinase, ligase, lipase, nuclease, oxidase, pancrelipase, phosphatase, polymerase, protease, reductase
