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Meaning of phenoloxidase | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes

Equivalents

Português fenoloxidase

Examples

“In one widely accepted model, the oxidation of catechols (o-diphenols) to o-quinones by cuticular phenoloxidase takes place and then these quinones diffuse into the cuticle […]”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

phenolphthalein phenolphthalin phenolsulfonephthalein phenolsulfonphthalein phenolsulphonphthalein phenom