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- [ok-si-deys, -deyz]
- /ˈɒk sɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz/
- /ˈɒksaɪdz/
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- [ok-si-deys, -deyz]
- /ˈɒk sɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz/
Definitions of oxidase word
- noun oxidase any of a class of oxidoreductases that catalyze the oxidation of a substrate by molecular oxygen with the formation, in most cases, of hydrogen peroxide. 1
- noun oxidase any of a group of enzymes that bring about biological oxidation 0
- noun oxidase any oxidoreductase enzyme that acts as a catalyst in oxidation reactions in which oxygen is the electron acceptor 0
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Origin of oxidase
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; oxide + -ase
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Oxidase
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oxidase popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
oxidase usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with oxidase
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- what does oxidase positive mean?
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- what is the function of cytochrome oxidase?
- how to increase diamine oxidase levels?
- which organism was oxidase positive?
- what does oxidase do?
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