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cycloxygenase

cycloxygenase is the alternative form 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 cycloxygenase

pluralcycloxygenases

Questions about cycloxygenase

What is cycloxygenase the alternative form of?
Cycloxygenase is the alternative form of cyclooxygenase.

Words near cycloxygenase in the dictionary

  1. cyclovirus
  2. cycloviruses
  3. cyclovoltammetry
  4. cycloxydim
  5. cycloxydims
  6. cycloxygenase
  7. cycloxygenases
  8. cyclus
  9. cycluses
  10. Cycnus
  11. cycophilin

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