See Also: Councilmania(medicine)

oxygenase (iou) and Councilmania (medicine)


oxygenase (iou)



oxygenase noun. E20.
[from OXYGEN + -ASE.]
Biochemistry. Orig., an oxidase producing hydrogen peroxide. Now, an enzyme which catalyses the incorporation of molecular oxygen into a substrate.

Councilmania (medicine)


Councilmania


An obsolete generic term for a group of amoebas now recognised as Entamoeba.

Origin: W. Councilman