dehydrogenase

[ dee-hahy-druh-juh-neys, -neyz ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen.

Origin of dehydrogenase

1
First recorded in 1920–25; dehydrogen(ate) + -ase

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British Dictionary definitions for dehydrogenase

dehydrogenase

/ (diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌneɪz) /


noun
  1. an enzyme, such as any of the respiratory enzymes, that activates oxidation-reduction reactions by transferring hydrogen from substrate to acceptor

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