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oxido reductase

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ox⋅i⋅do⋅re⋅duc⋅tase

  [ok-si-doh-ri-duhk-teys, -teyz]
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–noun Biochemistry.
any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
Also, ox⋅i⋅do-re⋅duc⋅tase.

Origin:
1920–25; oxide + -o- + reductase
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Main Entry: ox·i·do·re·duc·tase
Pronunciation: 'äk-s&d-O-ri-'d&k-"tAs, -"tAz
Function: noun
: an enzyme thatcatalyzes an oxidation-reduction reaction
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oxidoreductase ox·i·do·re·duc·tase (ŏk'sĭ-dō-rĭ-dŭk'tās', -tāz')
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction.

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