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aerolysin

aerolysin noun: a cytolytic pore-forming toxin exported by Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria.

Noun

aerolysin (countable and uncountable, plural aerolysins)

  1. A cytolytic pore-forming toxin exported by Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria

Forms of aerolysin

pluralaerolysins

Origin of aerolysin

From Aeromonas, lyse, + -in.

Words formed from aerolysin

Questions about aerolysin

What does aerolysin mean?
Aerolysin means a cytolytic pore-forming toxin exported by Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria.
What part of speech is aerolysin?
Aerolysin is a noun.
What is the plural of aerolysin?
The plural of aerolysin is aerolysins.

Words near aerolysin in the dictionary

  1. aerological
  2. aerologies
  3. aerologist
  4. aerologists
  5. aerology
  6. aerolysin
  7. aerolysins
  8. aeromagnetic
  9. aeromagnetically
  10. aeromagnetics
  11. aeromagnetometer

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