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ferroxidase

ferroxidase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of iron ions.

Noun

ferroxidase (plural ferroxidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of iron ions

Forms of ferroxidase

pluralferroxidases

Origin of ferroxidase

From ferro- + oxidase.

Questions about ferroxidase

What does ferroxidase mean?
Ferroxidase means any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of iron ions.
What part of speech is ferroxidase?
Ferroxidase is a noun.
What is the plural of ferroxidase?
The plural of ferroxidase is ferroxidases.

Words near ferroxidase in the dictionary

  1. ferrovitreous
  2. ferrowodginite
  3. ferrowyllieite
  4. ferroxamine
  5. ferroxamines
  6. ferroxidase
  7. ferroxidases
  8. ferroxidation
  9. ferrozine
  10. Ferrucci
  11. Ferruccis

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