hydroxylase

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

noun Biochemistry.

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

Origin of hydroxylase

First recorded in 1950–55; hydroxyl + -ase

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hydroxylase in Medicine

hydroxylase

[hī-drŏk′sə-lās′, -lāz′]

n.

Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of hydroxyl groups by oxidation of the substrate.

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