peroxidase

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1. any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	oxidase,
definition	:	any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	glutathione peroxidase,
definition	:	an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	horseradish peroxidase,
definition	:	an enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodies (noun.substance)

domain category	:	flora, plant, plant life,
definition	:	(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops)