glutathione peroxidase

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   an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals

   Broaderperoxidaseantioxidant

Questions about glutathione peroxidase

What does glutathione peroxidase mean?

glutathione peroxidase means "an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals".

Is glutathione peroxidase a common word?

glutathione peroxidase is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.