| AROMATASES | • aromatases n. Plural of aromatase. • AROMATASE n. an enzyme involved in the production of oestrogen. |
| CATASTASES | • catastases n. Plural of catastasis. • CATASTASIS n. the part of drama where action is at its height. |
| GRAVITASES | • GRAVITAS n. (Latin) reserved, dignified behaviour. |
| HEMOSTASES | • hemostases n. Plural of hemostasis. • HEMOSTASIS n. stoppage of bleeding or circulation, also HAEMOSTASIA, HAEMOSTASIS, HEMOSTASIA. |
| HYPOSTASES | • hypostases n. Plural of hypostasis. • HYPOSTASIS n. an underlying reality, substance, as opposed to attributes ('accidents') or as distinguished from what is unsubstantial. |
| INVERTASES | • invertases n. Plural of invertase. • INVERTASE n. an enzyme that inverts cane sugar. |
| METASTASES | • metastases n. (Medicine) plural of metastasis. • METASTASIS n. the transfer of disease from its original site to another part of the body. |
| REDUCTASES | • reductases n. Plural of reductase. • REDUCTASE n. an enzyme which brings about the reduction of organic compounds. |
| SULFATASES | • sulfatases n. Plural of sulfatase. • SULFATASE n. any of various esterases that accelerate the hydrolysis of sulfuric esters, also SULPHATASE. |
| SULPHATASE | • sulphatase n. (Biochemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfatase. • SULPHATASE n. any of various esterases that accelerate the hydrolysis of sulfuric esters, also SULFATASE. |
| SYNAPTASES | • synaptases n. Plural of synaptase. • SYNAPTASE n. emulsin, the white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. |
| SYNTHETASE | • synthetase n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound. • synthetase n. (Dated) Such an enzyme that, more specifically, uses ATP as a source of energy. • SYNTHETASE n. a kind of enzyme. |
| TAFFETASES | • TAFFETAS n. a thin glossy silk, also TAFFETA. |
| TARANTASES | • tarantases n. Plural of tarantas. • TARANTAS n. (Russian) a low four-wheeled carriage used in Russia, also TARANTASS. |
| TASEOMETER | • taseometer n. (Obsolete, rare) An instrument for measuring physical strain in a structure. • TASEOMETER n. an instrument for measuring stress in a structure. |