| eraser | (noun) an implement used to erase something | - |
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| exonuclease | (noun) a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid | - |
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| extrasensory | (adjective) seemingly outside normal sensory channels | Synonyms: paranormal |
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| fanbase | (noun) All of the fans or devotees of something | - |
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| fibrinase | (noun) in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot | Synonyms: factor XIII |
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| firebase | (noun) an artillery base to support advancing troops | - |
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| gaseous | (adjective) existing as or having characteristics of a gas | - |
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| gaseousness | (noun) having the consistency of a gas | - |
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| grease | (noun) anything regarded as making something unclean | Synonyms: dirt, filth, grime, grunge, soil, stain |
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| (noun) a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) | Synonyms: lubricating oil |
| (verb) lubricate with grease | - |
| greaseball | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | Synonyms: dago, ginzo, Guinea, wop |
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| greased | (adjective) smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction | Synonyms: lubricated |
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| greasepaint | (noun) a greasy substance used as makeup by actors | - |
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| greaseproof | (adjective) resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax | - |
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| greaser | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent | Synonyms: taco, wetback |
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| greasewood | (noun) low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America | Synonyms: black greasewood, Sarcobatus vermiculatus |
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| gynobase | (noun) the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne | - |
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| heartsease | (noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety | Synonyms: ataraxis, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, repose, serenity |
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| (noun) common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers | Synonyms: field pansy, Viola arvensis |
| (noun) violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet | Synonyms: two-eyed violet, Viola ocellata |
| (noun) a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived | Synonyms: Johnny-jump-up, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor, wild pansy |
| histaminase | (noun) enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine | - |
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| hyaluronidase | (noun) an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids | Synonyms: Hyazyme, spreading factor |
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| idocrase | (noun) a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone | Synonyms: vesuvian, vesuvianite |
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| incase | (verb) enclose in, or as if in, a case | Synonyms: case, encase |
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| incased | (adjective) covered or protected with or as if with a case | Synonyms: cased, encased |
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| incasement | (noun) the act of enclosing something in a case | Synonyms: encasement |
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| increase | (noun) the act of increasing something | Synonyms: step-up |
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| (noun) the amount by which something increases | Synonyms: increment |
| (noun) a change resulting in an increase | - |
| (noun) a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Synonyms: growth, increment |
| (noun) a quantity that is added | Synonyms: addition, gain |
| (verb) become bigger or greater in amount | - |
| (verb) make bigger or more | - |
| increased | (adjective) made greater in size or amount or degree | - |
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| intrasentential | (adjective) of or relating to constituents within a sentence | - |
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| invertase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose | Synonyms: saccharase, sucrase |
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| isobase | (noun) a line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant land upheaval. | - |
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| isomerase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form | - |
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| kinase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme | - |
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| lactase | (noun) any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose | Synonyms: Lactaid |
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| lamasery | (noun) a monastery for lamas | - |
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| laser | (noun) an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light | Synonyms: optical maser |
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| lease | (noun) a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment | - |
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| (noun) property that is leased or rented out or let | Synonyms: letting, rental |
| (noun) the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect | Synonyms: term of a contract |
| (verb) engage for service under a term of contract | Synonyms: charter, engage, hire, rent, take |
| (verb) grant use or occupation of under a term of contract | Synonyms: let, rent |
| (verb) let for money | Synonyms: rent |
| (verb) hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services | Synonyms: charter, hire, rent |
| leased | (adjective) hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers | Synonyms: chartered, hired |
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| leasehold | (noun) land or property held under a lease | - |
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| leaseholder | (noun) a tenant who holds a lease | Synonyms: lessee |
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| lipase | (noun) an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream | - |
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| lowercase | (adjective) relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case | - |
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| (noun) the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case | Synonyms: lower-case letter, minuscule, small letter |
| maser | (noun) an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation | - |
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| metaphase | (noun) the second stage of mitosis | - |
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| (noun) the second stage of meiosis | - |
| metasequoia | (noun) large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China | Synonyms: dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostrodoides |
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| multiphase | (adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle | Synonyms: polyphase |
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| muramidase | (noun) an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria | Synonyms: lysozyme |
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| nitrogenase | (noun) an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia | - |
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| notecase | (noun) a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money | Synonyms: billfold, pocketbook, wallet |
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| nuclease | (noun) general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units | - |
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| nutcase | (noun) someone deranged and possibly dangerous | Synonyms: crazy, looney, loony, weirdo |
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| oligoclase | (noun) any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks | Synonyms: plagioclase |
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| orthoclase | (noun) a white or colored monoclinic feldspar | - |
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| oxidase | (noun) any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation | - |
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| oxidoreductase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction | - |
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| oxygenase | (noun) an oxidoreductase that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen | - |
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| paraphrase | (noun) rewording for the purpose of clarification | Synonyms: paraphrasis |
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| (verb) express the same message in different words | Synonyms: rephrase, reword |
| paseo | (noun) a path set aside for walking | Synonyms: walk, walkway |
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| peasecod | (noun) husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas | Synonyms: pea pod |
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| penicillinase | (noun) enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic | Synonyms: beta-lactamase |
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| peptidase | (noun) any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis | Synonyms: protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme |
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| periclase | (noun) a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium | Synonyms: magnesia, magnesium oxide |
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| peroxidase | (noun) any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide | - |
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| phase | (noun) (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun) | - |
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| (noun) (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary | Synonyms: form |
| (noun) any distinct time period in a sequence of events | Synonyms: stage |
| (noun) a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle | Synonyms: phase angle |
| (verb) adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition | - |
| (verb) arrange in phases or stages | - |
| phosphatase | (noun) any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates | - |
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| phrase | (noun) dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence | - |
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| (noun) an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence | - |
| (noun) a short musical passage | Synonyms: musical phrase |
| (noun) an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | Synonyms: idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase |
| (verb) put into words or an expression | Synonyms: articulate, formulate, give voice, word |
| (verb) divide, combine, or mark into phrases | - |
| phraseology | (noun) the manner in which something is expressed in words | Synonyms: choice of words, diction, phrasing, verbiage, wording |
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| pillowcase | (noun) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow | Synonyms: case, pillow slip, slip |
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| plagioclase | (noun) any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks | Synonyms: oligoclase |
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| please | (adverb) used in polite request | - |
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| (verb) give pleasure to or be pleasing to | Synonyms: delight |
| (verb) be the will of or have the will (to) | - |
| (verb) give satisfaction | - |
| pleased | (adjective) experiencing or manifesting pleasure | - |
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| (adjective) feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth | Synonyms: proud of |
| pleaser | (noun) a pleasing entertainer | - |
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| polymerase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA | - |
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| polyphase | (adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle | Synonyms: multiphase |
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| praseodymium | (noun) a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process | Synonyms: atomic number 59, Pr |
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| predecease | (verb) die before; die earlier than | - |
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| prickteaser | (noun) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men | Synonyms: coquette, flirt, minx, tease, vamp, vamper |
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| prophase | (noun) the first stage of mitosis | - |
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| (noun) the first stage of meiosis | - |
| protease | (noun) any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis | Synonyms: peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme |
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| proteinase | (noun) any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis | Synonyms: peptidase, protease, proteolytic enzyme |
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| prothrombinase | (noun) coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors | Synonyms: factor X |
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| purchase | (noun) the acquisition of something for payment | - |
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| (noun) the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever | Synonyms: leverage |
| (noun) a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage | - |
| (noun) something acquired by purchase | - |
| (verb) obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction | Synonyms: buy |
| purchaser | (noun) a person who buys | Synonyms: buyer, emptor, vendee |
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| pyocyanase | (noun) a yellow-green mixture of antibiotics obtained from the bacillus of green pus | - |
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| rase | (verb) tear down so as to make flat with the ground | Synonyms: dismantle, level, pull down, raze, take down, tear down |
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| reductase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance | - |
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| release | (noun) activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion | Synonyms: outlet, vent |
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| (noun) the act of liberating someone or something | Synonyms: freeing, liberation |
| (noun) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | Synonyms: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, sack, sacking |
| (noun) the act of allowing a fluid to escape | Synonyms: spill, spillage |
| (noun) a formal written statement of relinquishment | Synonyms: discharge, waiver |
| (noun) (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone | Synonyms: tone ending |
| (noun) merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) | - |
| (noun) a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism | Synonyms: button |
| (noun) an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation | Synonyms: handout, press release |
| (noun) a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation | Synonyms: acquittance |
| (noun) euphemistic expressions for death | Synonyms: departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing |
| (noun) a process that liberates or discharges something | - |
| (verb) generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids | Synonyms: secrete |
| (verb) eliminate (a substance) | Synonyms: discharge, eject, exhaust, expel |
| (verb) make (assets) available | Synonyms: free, unblock, unfreeze |
| (verb) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale | Synonyms: bring out, issue, publish, put out |
| (verb) release, as from one's grip | Synonyms: let go, let go of, relinquish |
| (verb) let (something) fall or spill from a container | Synonyms: turn |
| (verb) release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition | Synonyms: free, liberate |
| (verb) part with a possession or right | Synonyms: free, give up, relinquish, resign |
| (verb) grant freedom to; free from confinement | Synonyms: free, liberate, loose, unloose, unloosen |
| (verb) make (information) available for publication | Synonyms: free |
| rephrase | (verb) express the same message in different words | Synonyms: paraphrase, reword |
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| repurchase | (noun) the act of purchasing back something previously sold | Synonyms: buyback, redemption |
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| (verb) buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away | Synonyms: buy back |
| ribonuclease | (noun) a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid | Synonyms: ribonucleinase, RNase |
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| ribonucleinase | (noun) a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid | Synonyms: ribonuclease, RNase |
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| saccharase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose | Synonyms: invertase, sucrase |
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| scramaseax | (noun) A single-edged knife or sword used by the Anglo-Saxons for fighting and hunting. | Synonyms: scramasax, scramsax |
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| secretase | (noun) a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's) | - |
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| seedcase | (noun) the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) | Synonyms: cod, pod |
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| showcase | (noun) a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home | Synonyms: case, display case, vitrine |
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| (noun) a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect | Synonyms: show window |
| staircase | (noun) a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | Synonyms: stairway |
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| steeplechase | (noun) a horse race over an obstructed course | - |
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| (noun) a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump | - |
| steeplechaser | (noun) a horse trained to run in steeplechases | - |
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| streptodornase | (noun) an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase) | - |
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| streptokinase | (noun) an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism | - |
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| striptease | (noun) a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music | Synonyms: strip, strip show |
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| (noun) a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music | Synonyms: ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease artist, stripteaser |
| stripteaser | (noun) a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music | Synonyms: ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist |
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