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reductase

[ ri-duhk-teys, -teyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any enzyme acting as a reducing agent.


reductase

/ rɪˈdʌkteɪz /

noun

  1. any enzyme that catalyses a biochemical reduction reaction


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Word History and Origins

Origin of reductase1

First recorded in 1900–05; reduct(ion) + -ase

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Word History and Origins

Origin of reductase1

C20: from reduction + -ase

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