oxidase
noun
ox·i·dase
| \ ˈäk-sə-ˌdās
, -ˌdāz\
, -ˌdāz\
Definition of oxidase
: any of various enzymes that catalyze oxidations
especially
: one able to react directly with molecular oxygen
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Other Words from oxidase
oxidasic
\ ˌäk-sə-ˈdā-sik
, -zik \
adjective
, -zik \
adjective
Examples of oxidase in a Sentence
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The gene causes the chestnut to produce oxalate oxidase, an enzyme that detoxifies the blight’s acid. — Julia Rosen, latimes.com, "Should we resurrect the American chestnut tree with genetic engineering?," 25 June 2019 Scientists use a gene from bread wheat that produces an enzyme called oxalate oxidase, which prevents the fungus from forming cankers on plant stems. — Hank Campbell, WSJ, "Science Saves an Old Chestnut," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oxidase.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for oxidase
oxidase
noun
ox·i·dase
| \ ˈäk-sə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz
\
\
Medical Definition of oxidase
: any of various enzymes that catalyze oxidations
especially
: one able to react directly with molecular oxygen