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ox•i•dase
(ok′si dās′, -dāz′),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
ox•i•da•sic
(ok′si dā′sik, -zik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Biochemistryany of a class of oxidoreductases that catalyze the oxidation of a substrate by molecular oxygen with the formation, in most cases, of hydrogen peroxide.
- 1895–1900; oxide + -ase
'oxidase' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ase
- ASE
- isocarboxazid
- MAO
- MAOI
- MAO inhibitor
- monoamine oxidase
- monoamine oxidase inhibitor
- phenelzine