Synonyms & related words for reductase

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of reductase. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to reductase

Explore words related to reductase — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include diaphorase, hydroxylase, synthetase, oxidoreductase, dehydrogenase, lyase, transferase, carboxylase. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does reductase come from?

The word reductase breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Greek origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); duct, from Latin ducere (“to lead”); and -ase, from Greek ase (“enzyme”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.