What does it mean when a word ends in -ase? (example: Lactase) It is a Carbohydrate. It is an Enzyme. It is a Nucleic Acid

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What does it mean when a word ends in -ase? (example: Lactase)

It is a Carbohydrate. It is an Enzyme.
It is a Nucleic Acid

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The answer is Enzyme.

Bohdan Petrenko answered Jul 11, 2022

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