Etymology

oxygenase

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Today it means: An enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen. Full definition →

German Oxygenase
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  1. German · derived fromOxygenase
  2. English todayoxygenase

From German Oxygenase, corresponding to oxygen + -ase.

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