Search Result for "superoxide dismutase":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen;
- Example: "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes"
[syn: superoxide dismutase, SOD]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

superoxide dismutase n 1: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes" [syn: superoxide dismutase, SOD]