Word: nickases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ni
cka
ses
Definition: Plural of nickase. Any enzyme that causes nicks (breaks in one strand) of nucleic acid, allowing it to unwind
Morphemes:
Affix: nick
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the single-stranded DNA segments produced during nick translation.
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.