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cyclo-oxygenase

cyclo-oxygenase is the alternative spelling of cyclooxygenase.

Meaning of cyclooxygenase

Noun

cyclooxygenase (plural cyclooxygenases)

  1. Any of several enzymes that catalyze a cyclooxygenation reaction, but especially the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins (prostanoids); their inhibition is the mode of action of the NSAIDs aspirin and ibuprofen.
    Synonyms:
    COX

Forms of cyclo-oxygenase

pluralcyclo-oxygenases

Origin of cyclo-oxygenase

From cyclo- + oxygenase.

Questions about cyclo-oxygenase

What is cyclo-oxygenase the alternative spelling of?
Cyclo-oxygenase is the alternative spelling of cyclooxygenase.

Words near cyclo-oxygenase in the dictionary

  1. cyclo-
  2. cyclo-cross
  3. cyclo-decaphosphate
  4. cyclo-decaphosphates
  5. cyclo-octasulfur
  6. cyclo-oxygenase
  7. cyclo-oxygenases
  8. cycloablation
  9. cycloablations
  10. cycloadd
  11. cycloadding

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