monooxygenase

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noun

Any oxygenase enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of a single atom of molecular oxygen into a substrate, the other atom being reduced to water; active in the metabolism of many foreign compounds

OriginEnglish oxygenase ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) →
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Meanings

nounmonooxygenase (plural monooxygenases)

plural monooxygenases

  1. biochemistryAny oxygenase enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of a single atom of molecular oxygen into a substrate, the other atom being reduced to water; active in the metabolism of many foreign compounds

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishoxygenase
  5. Englishmonooxygenase

From mono- + oxygenase.

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APA

monooxygenase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monooxygenase

MLA

“monooxygenase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monooxygenase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monooxygenase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monooxygenase.

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