词根词缀：amylo-, amyl-
【来源及含义】Greek: starch
【同源单词】amyl, amylaceous, amylase, amylemia, amyliferous, amylin
词根词缀：aristo-, arist-
【来源及含义】Greek: best
【同源单词】aristarchy, aristocracy, aristocrat, aristocratic, aristocratical, aristocratically
词根词缀：-ase
【来源及含义】Greek: a suffix indicating an enzyme
【相关描述】From Greek diastasis and then (diast)ase, separation, interval [from dia-, through, apart, plus stasis, a standing]; an amylase that converts starch to maltose. Added to the name of a substance it usually indicates an enzyme that hydrolyzes that substance; for example, proteinases hydrolyze proteins and asparaginase hydrolyzes asparagine.
This suffix is also described as the termination denoting an enzyme, suffixed to the name of the substance (substrate) upon which the enzyme acts; e.g., phosphatase, lipase, and proteinase. It may also indicate the reaction catalyzed, e.g., decarboxylase and oxidase. Enzymes named before the convention was established generally have an -in ending; e.g., pepsin, ptyalin, and trypsin.
【同源单词】anhydrase, colipase, creatinase, cyclase, dextrase, glutaminase
词根词缀：glut-, gluten-, glutin-
【来源及含义】Latin: glue, sticky substance which remains in flour when the starch is taken out
【同源单词】glutelin, gluten, gluten bread, gluten-casein, gluten-free diet, glutenin
词根词缀：xys-
【来源及含义】Greek: scrape, scratch, shredded; polish; razor
【相关词根词缀】 Related "scrape, scratch; shave; razor" word families: rad-, ras-, raz-; xyro-.