Oxidoreductase
[ok-si-doh-ri-duhk-teys, -teyz] /ˌɒk sɪ doʊ rɪˈdʌk teɪs, -ˌteɪz/
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.
oxidoreductase ox·i·do·re·duc·tase (ŏk’sĭ-dō-rĭ-dŭk’tās’, -tāz’)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction.
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