"oxidase" meaning in English

See oxidase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: oxidases [plural]
Etymology: From oxide + -ase introduced by Gabriel Bertrand. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|oxide|ase}} oxide + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} oxidase (plural oxidases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen. Wikipedia link: oxidase Translations (oxidase enzyme): 氧化酶 (joeng⁵ faa³ mui⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 氧化酶 (yǎnghuàméi) (Chinese Mandarin), oksidaasi (Finnish), oxydase [feminine] (French), Oxidase [feminine] (German), oksidase (Indonesian), ossidasi [feminine] (Italian)

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