Meanings
nounoxidoreductase (plural oxidoreductases)
plural oxidoreductases
- biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction.
It remains to be seen whether oxidoreductase deficiency is a significant cause of non-syndromic ambiguous genitalia in newborn females and undermasculinized males of unknown diagnosis as assessed by urinary steroid analyses.
2011, Charles G. D. Brook, Peter Clayton, Rosalind Brown, Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology, page 196
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Latinacidu
- Frenchacide
- Frenchoxide
- Englishoxide
- Englishreductase
- Englishoxidoreductase
From its morphology, oxido- + reductase.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish oksidoreduktaasi
- oksidoreduktaasienzyme that catalyzes redox reactions
German Oxidoreduktase
- Oxidoreduktaseenzyme that catalyzes redox reactions
Icelandic oxídóredúktasi
- oxídóredúktasienzyme that catalyzes redox reactions
Italian ossidoreduttasi
- ossidoreduttasienzyme that catalyzes redox reactions
Polish oksydoreduktaza
- oksydoreduktazaenzyme that catalyzes redox reactions
Vietnamese oxiđoređuctaza
- oxiđoređuctazaenzyme that catalyzes redox reactions
Cite this entry
APA
oxidoreductase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidoreductase
MLA
“oxidoreductase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidoreductase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxidoreductase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxidoreductase.
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