Where does “uricase” come from?

uricase (English) comes from English ase, from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

uricase (English): urate oxidase, an enzyme that catalyzes the...

Definitions

  1. urate oxidase, an enzyme that catalyzes the...

Ancestry of “uricase”, step by step

uricase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via English uric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuricPertaining to, contained in, or obtained from...
2Frenchuriqueuric; ureic
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