reductase

[ ri-duhk-teys, -teyz ]
/ rɪˈdʌk teɪs, -teɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

any enzyme acting as a reducing agent.

Origin of reductase

First recorded in 1900–05; reduct(ion) + -ase

Words nearby reductase

reducible hernia, reducing agent, reducing glass, reduct, reductant, reductase, reductase test, reductio ad absurdum, reduction, reduction deformity, reduction division

British Dictionary definitions for reductase

reductase
/ (rɪˈdʌkteɪz) /

noun

any enzyme that catalyses a biochemical reduction reaction

Word Origin for reductase

C20: from reduction + -ase

Medical definitions for reductase

reductase
[ rĭ-dŭk′tās′, -tāz′ ]

n.

An enzyme that promotes reduction of an organic compound.