Meanings
nounoxidase (plural oxidases)
plural oxidases
- biochemistryAny of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.
The effects of hemoglobin in anemia and chlorosis, and even in tuberculosis, are due to its triple action; it acts opotherapeutically, through the blood oxydases, which it contains when properly prepared.
1915, “Hemoglobin in Anemia”, in American Medicine, volume 21, page 22
Origin
From oxide + -ase introduced by Gabriel Bertrand.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan oxidasa
- oxidasaoxidase enzyme
Chinese Cantonese 氧化酶
- 氧化酶 (joeng⁵ faa³ mui⁴)oxidase enzyme
Chinese Mandarin 氧化酶
- 氧化酶 (yǎnghuàméi)oxidase enzyme
Finnish oksidaasi
- oksidaasioxidase enzyme
French oxydase
- oxydaseoxidase enzyme
German Oxidase
- Oxidaseoxidase enzyme
Indonesian oksidase
- oksidaseoxidase enzyme
Italian ossidasi
- ossidasioxidase enzyme
Cite this entry
APA
oxidase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidase
MLA
“oxidase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidase. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxidase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidase.
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