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oxidase

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See also: Oxidase

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Etymology

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From oxide +‎ -ase introduced by Gabriel Bertrand.

Noun

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oxidase (plural oxidases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.
    • 1915, “Hemoglobin in Anemia”, in American Medicine, volume 21, page 22:
      The effects of hemoglobin in anemia and chlorosis, and even in tuberculosis, are due to its triple action; it acts opotherapeutically, through the blood oxydases, which it contains when properly prepared.

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Verb

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oxidase

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of oxidar
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