OXIDOREDUCTASE


Meaning of OXIDOREDUCTASE in English

/ok'si doh ri duk"tays, -tayz'/ , n. Biochem.

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

Also, oxido-reductase .

[ 1920-25; OXIDE + -O- + REDUCTASE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .