oxidase

Meanings

Plural: oxidases

Noun

any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation
Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.

Origin / Etymology

From oxide + -ase introduced by Gabriel Bertrand.

Scrabble Score: 15

oxidase is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
oxidase is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
oxidase is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

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