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phenoloxydase

phenoloxydase is the misspelling of phenoloxidase.

Meaning of phenoloxidase

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

Questions about phenoloxydase

What is phenoloxydase the misspelling of?
Phenoloxydase is the misspelling of phenoloxidase.

Words near phenoloxydase in the dictionary

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

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