peroxidase

peroxidase
/peuh rok"si days', -dayz'/, n. Biochem.
any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
[1900-05; PEROXIDE + -ASE]

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