Word: nickase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ni
ckase
Definition: 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.