Word: urease
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ur
ease
Definition: the enzyme, found in soil bacteria and some plants, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide
Morphemes:
Affix: urea
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH2)2, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οὖρον
Language: grc
Decoded: ouron
Meaning: urine
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.