| NOUN | substance | peroxidase | any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide |
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| Meaning | Any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide. | |
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| Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| Narrower | glutathione peroxidase | An enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals |
| horseradish peroxidase | An enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodies | |
| Broader | oxidase | Any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation |
| Spanish | peroxidasa | |
| Catalan | peroxidasa | |
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