PEROXIDASE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does peroxidase mean? 

• PEROXIDASE (noun)
  The noun PEROXIDASE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PEROXIDASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEROXIDASE (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("peroxidase" is a kind of...):

oxidase (any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation)

Domain category:

flora; plant; plant life (a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "peroxidase"):

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)