oxygenase

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

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

Origin of oxygenase

1
First recorded in 1900–05; oxygen + -ase

Words Nearby oxygenase

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024