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antioxidase

antioxidase noun: any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress.

Noun

antioxidase (plural antioxidases)

  1. Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress
    • Activities of antioxidase were also altered after cold stress treatment, precisely, SOD and APX activities were elevated under cold stress in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)2015 July 16, “Physiological and Molecular Mechanism of Nitric Oxide (NO) Involved in Bermudagrass Response to Cold Stress”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of antioxidase

pluralantioxidases

Origin of antioxidase

From anti- + oxidase.

Questions about antioxidase

What does antioxidase mean?
Antioxidase means any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress.
What part of speech is antioxidase?
Antioxidase is a noun.
What is the plural of antioxidase?
The plural of antioxidase is antioxidases.

Words near antioxidase in the dictionary

  1. antiovulant
  2. antiovulants
  3. antiownership
  4. antioxidant
  5. antioxidants
  6. antioxidase
  7. antioxidases
  8. antioxidating
  9. antioxidation
  10. antioxidative
  11. antioxidatively

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