dehydrogenase
[ dee-hahy-druh-juh-neys, -neyz ]
nounBiochemistry.
an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen.
Origin of dehydrogenase
1First recorded in 1920–25; dehydrogen(ate) + -ase
Words Nearby dehydrogenase
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How to use dehydrogenase in a sentence
Women also make less of an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase, which breaks down alcohol before it hits the bloodstream.
Elizabeth Peña and the Truth About Alcoholic Women | Gabrielle Glaser | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
/ (diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌneɪz) /
noun
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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