oxidase

See also: Oxidase

English

Etymology

oxide +‎ -ase introduced by Gabriel Bertrand

Noun

oxidase (plural oxidases)

(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.

Derived terms

Translations

oxidase enzyme

Chinese:
Cantonese: 氧化酶 (joeng⁵ faa³ mui⁴)

Mandarin: 氧化酶 (zh) (yǎnghuàméi)
Finnish: oksidaasi
French: oxydase (fr) f
German: Oxidase (de) f
Italian: ossidasi (it) f

Spanish

Verb

oxidase

first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of oxidar

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