deiodinase

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noun

iodide peroxidase, an enzyme that is involved in the activation or deactivation of thyroid hormones

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Meanings

noundeiodinase (countable and uncountable, plural deiodinases)

plural deiodinases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryiodide peroxidase, an enzyme that is involved in the activation or deactivation of thyroid hormones

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deiodase

Origin

From de- + iodinase.

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APA

deiodinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deiodinase

MLA

“deiodinase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deiodinase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deiodinase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deiodinase.

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