Home › Words › L › lactoperoxidaselactoperoxidaselactoperoxidase means A peroxidase found in, e.g., milk and saliva.EtymologyFrom lacto- + peroxidase.nounA peroxidase found in, e.g., milk and saliva.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.haloperoxidase 57% match — Any of a class of enzymes that oxidize organic halogen compounds; they are hemoproteins or similar vs lactoperoxidase →lipoperoxide 57% match — The peroxide of an unsaturated lipid, typically produced by lipoperoxidation vs lactoperoxidase →peroxidatic 56% match — Relating to, or by means of a peroxidase vs lactoperoxidase →chloroperoxidase 56% match — Synonym of chloride peroxidase. vs lactoperoxidase →endoperoxidase 56% match — Any peroxidase that is associated with an endoperoxide vs lactoperoxidase →iodoperoxidase 55% match — Any enzyme that, in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, catalyzes the iodination of a hydrocarbon. vs lactoperoxidase →bromoperoxidase 54% match — Any enzyme that, in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, catalyzes the bromination of a hydrocarbon vs lactoperoxidase →peroxinectin 54% match — A form of peroxidase, present in crayfish blood, that functions in cell adhesion vs lactoperoxidase →