glutathione peroxidase

English Thesaurus

1. an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	antioxidant,
definition	:	substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	peroxidase,
definition	:	any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide (noun.substance)