First Known Use: 1969
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superoxide dismutase
noun superoxide dis·mut·ase \-dis-ˈmyü-ˌtās, -ˌtāz\
Definition of SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE
: a metal-containing antioxidant enzyme that reduces harmful free radicals of oxygen formed during normal metabolic cell processes to oxygen and hydrogen peroxide
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Origin of SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE
dismutation (simultaneous oxidation and reduction) + -ase
Medical Dictionary
superoxide dismutase
noun superoxide dis·mu·tase \-ˈdis-myü-ˌtās\
Medical Definition of SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE
: a metal-containing antioxidant enzyme that reduces potentially harmful free radicals of oxygen formed during normal metabolic cell processes to oxygen and hydrogen peroxide—abbreviation SOD
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