English Explanatory Dictionary

peroxidase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.

Word forms

peroxidase peroxidases

Etymology

From peroxide + -ase.

Synonyms

PX

Derived words

antiperoxidase bromoperoxidase chloroperoxidase endoperoxidase haloperoxidase hemoperoxidase immunoperoxidase lactoperoxidase microperoxidase myeloperoxidase ovoperoxidase permitless carryglutathione peroxidase peroxidatic pseudoperoxidase Px selenoperoxidase
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