nitroreduction
/ˌnʌɪtrəʊrɪˈdʌkʃn/Biochemistry
noun
The reduction of a nitro group in an organic molecule, specifically as catalysed by a nitroreductase.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Archives of Biochemistry. From nitro- + reduction.
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