Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun superoxide_dismutase

1 sense of superoxide dismutase

Sense 1
superoxide dismutase, SOD -- (an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes")
       => enzyme -- (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)