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phenoloxidase

phenoloxidase noun: an enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes.

Noun

phenoloxidase (plural phenoloxidases)

  1. An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes
    • In one widely accepted model, the oxidation of catechols (o-diphenols) to o-quinones by cuticular phenoloxidase takes place and then these quinones diffuse into the cuticle […]1991, Gregory W. Narr, Nicholas Cohen, Phylogenesis of Immune Functions, →ISBN, page 48

Forms of phenoloxidase

pluralphenoloxidases
alternative formphenol oxidase

Origin of phenoloxidase

From phenol + oxidase.

Words formed from phenoloxidase

Questions about phenoloxidase

What does phenoloxidase mean?
Phenoloxidase means an enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes.
What part of speech is phenoloxidase?
Phenoloxidase is a noun.
What is the plural of phenoloxidase?
The plural of phenoloxidase is phenoloxidases.

Words near phenoloxidase in the dictionary

  1. phenologically
  2. phenologies
  3. phenologist
  4. phenologists
  5. phenology
  6. phenoloxidase
  7. phenoloxidases
  8. phenoloxydase
  9. phenolphthalein
  10. phenolphthaleins
  11. phenolphthalin

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