"hydrogenase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hydrogenases [plural]
Etymology: From hydrogen + -ase, after dehydrogenase. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hydrogen|ase}} hydrogen + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} hydrogenase (plural hydrogenases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen. Wikipedia link: hydrogenase Categories (topical): Enzymes Derived forms: apohydrogenase Translations (Translations): hydrogénase [feminine] (French), Hydrogenase [feminine] (German), idrogenasi [feminine] (Italian)

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