oxidoreductase
/ˌɒksɪdəʊrɪˈdʌkteɪz/(also oxydoreductase) Biochemistry
noun
Any enzyme that catalyses the simultaneous oxidation of one substrate and the reduction of another. Frequently with distinguishing word(s) identifying the substrate(s).
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. Fromoxid-, oxyd- + -o- + reductase, after French oxydo-réducase.