Etymology

activase

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Today it means: Any enzyme that activates a gene Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Middle English actyf
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  1. Old Frenchactif
  2. Middle Englishactyf
  3. Englishactive
  4. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  5. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  6. Englishdiastase
  7. English todayactivase

From active + -ase.

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