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oxygenase

/ˈɒksɪd͡ʒəneɪz/

oxygenase noun: an enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen.

Noun

oxygenase (plural oxygenases)

  1. An enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen.

Forms of oxygenase

pluraloxygenases

Origin of oxygenase

From German Oxygenase, corresponding to oxygen + -ase.

Words formed from oxygenase

Questions about oxygenase

What does oxygenase mean?
Oxygenase means an enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen.
What part of speech is oxygenase?
Oxygenase is a noun.
How do you pronounce oxygenase?
Oxygenase is pronounced /ˈɒksɪd͡ʒəneɪz/.
What is the plural of oxygenase?
The plural of oxygenase is oxygenases.

Words near oxygenase in the dictionary

  1. oxygen wasters
  2. oxygen-16
  3. oxygen-17
  4. oxygen-18
  5. oxygen-poor
  6. oxygenase
  7. oxygenases
  8. oxygenate
  9. oxygenated
  10. oxygenates
  11. oxygenating

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