dehydrogenase

[ dee-hahy-druh-juh-neys, -neyz ]
/ diˈhaɪ drə dʒəˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen.

Origin of dehydrogenase

First recorded in 1920–25; dehydrogen(ate) + -ase

Words nearby dehydrogenase

dehydrochlorinate, dehydrocholic acid, dehydrocorticosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydrofreeze, dehydrogenase, dehydrogenate, dehydrogenation, dehydrogenize, dehydroretinaldehyde, dehydroretinol

British Dictionary definitions for dehydrogenase

dehydrogenase
/ (diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌneɪz) /

noun

an enzyme, such as any of the respiratory enzymes, that activates oxidation-reduction reactions by transferring hydrogen from substrate to acceptor

Medical definitions for dehydrogenase

dehydrogenase
[ dē′hī-drŏj′ə-nās′, -nāz′, dē-hī′drə-jə- ]

n.

An enzyme that catalyzes the removal and transfer of hydrogen from a substrate in an oxidation-reduction reaction.