Medical Dictionary

oxygenase

noun ox·y·gen·ase \ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnās, -ˌnāz\

Medical Definition of OXYGENASE

:  an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of an organic compound with molecular oxygen

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