Home › Words › P › phenolasephenolasephenolase means polyphenol oxidase.EtymologyFrom phenol + -ase.nounpolyphenol oxidaseDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.catecholase 77% match — catechol oxidase vs phenolase →cresolase 75% match — monophenol monooxygenase vs phenolase →monophenolase 68% match — Any enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of simple phenols vs phenolase →phenoloxidase 68% match — An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes vs phenolase →catechase 65% match — catechol dioxygenase vs phenolase →diphenoloxidase 62% match — Any of a class of copper-containing oxidoreductase enzymes that oxidize catechols to quinones vs phenolase →pyrocatechin 59% match — pyrocatechol vs phenolase →phenylalaninase 59% match — An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of phenylalanine to tyrosine. vs phenolase →