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oxidoreductase

or ox·i·do-re·duc·tase

[ ok-si-doh-ri-duhk-teys, -teyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oxidoreductase1

First recorded in 1920–25; oxide + -o- + reductase

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oxidizing agentoxime