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oxygenase

[ ok-si-juh-neys, -neyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of molecular oxygen into an organic substance.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oxygenase1

First recorded in 1900–05; oxygen + -ase

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