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reductase

Noun CEFR B2
ɹɪˈdʌk.teɪz

Definitions

An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate.

Equivalents

Españolreductasa
Françaisréductase
DeutschReduktase
3 more languages
Suomireduktaasi
Italianoriduttasi
日本語還元酵素

Examples

“disulfide reduction by glutathione is a three-step process⟳, the last⟳ of which is catalyzed by glutathione reductase”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

reductibility reductio ad absurdum reductio ad Hitlerum reductio ad Stalinum reduction reduction division

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