oxidoreductase

or ox·i·do-re·duc·tase

[ ok-si-doh-ri-duhk-teys, -teyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxidoreductase¹

First recorded in 1920–25; oxide + -o- + reductase