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de·hy·dro·gen·ase

 (dē′hī-drŏj′ə-nās′, -nāz′, dē-hī′drə-jə-)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen from a substrate and the transfer of the hydrogen to an acceptor in an oxidation-reduction reaction.
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dehydrogenase

(diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌneɪz)
n
(Biochemistry) an enzyme, such as any of the respiratory enzymes, that activates oxidation-reduction reactions by transferring hydrogen from substrate to acceptor
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de•hy•dro•gen•ase

(diˈhaɪ drə dʒəˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz)

n.
an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen.
[1920–25]
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