horseradish peroxidase

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   an enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodies

   Broaderperoxidase

Questions about horseradish peroxidase

What does horseradish peroxidase mean?

horseradish peroxidase means "an enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodies".

Is horseradish peroxidase a common word?

horseradish 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.