oxygenase

[ ok-si-juh-neys, -neyz ]
/ ˈɒk sɪ dʒəˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of molecular oxygen into an organic substance.

Origin of oxygenase

First recorded in 1900–05; oxygen + -ase

Words nearby oxygenase

oxygen mask, oxygen tent, oxygen toxicity, oxygen weed, oxygen-deprivation theory of narcosis, oxygenase, oxygenate, oxygenated hemoglobin, oxygenation, oxygenator, oxygenize

Medical definitions for oxygenase

oxygenase
[ ŏk′sĭ-jə-nās′, -nāz′ ]

n.

An enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen into its substrate. direct oxidase