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oxidase definition

oxi·dase (äk′si dās′, -dāz′)

noun

any oxidoreductase enzyme that acts as a catalyst in oxidation reactions in which oxygen is the electron acceptor

Etymology: oxid(ize) + -ase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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