# oxidase

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,316

## Definitions
1. Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.

## Etymology
From oxide + -ase introduced by Gabriel Bertrand.

## Easily confused with
- **oxide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oxidase-vs-oxide)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oixdase`, `oxdiase`, `oxiadse`, `oxidaes`, `oxidasse`, `oxiddase`, `oxidsae`, `oxxidase`, `xoidase`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/oxidase