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DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, so the first part of the name refers to something having to do with our genetic makeup. The ending -ase indicates that the substance is an enzyme, or a protein that quickens the speed of a reaction.
DNA polymerase is actually the enzyme that reads one DNA strand during replication and creates another strand that matches it.
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