peroxidase

noun

any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide

Roots

perper- · Latin · excess, high proportion oxysoxid- · Greek · oxygen compound ase-ase · Greek · enzyme

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