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hydroxylase

[ hahy-drok-suh-leys, -leyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydroxylase1

First recorded in 1950–55; hydroxyl + -ase

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