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plural oxidases
(biochemistry) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen. quotations examples
The effects of hemoglobin in anemia and chlorosis, and even in tuberculosis, are due to its triple action; it acts opotherapeutically, through the blood oxydases, which it contains when properly prepared.
1915, “Hemoglobin in Anemia”, in American Medicine, volume 21, page 22