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arachnolysin

/æˌɹæk.nəˈlaɪsɪn/

arachnolysin noun: the active hemolytic principle of the poison of the garden-spider.

Noun

arachnolysin (uncountable)

  1. The active hemolytic principle of the poison of the garden-spider

Origin of arachnolysin

From arachno- + lysin.

Words formed from arachnolysin

Questions about arachnolysin

What does arachnolysin mean?
Arachnolysin means the active hemolytic principle of the poison of the garden-spider.
What part of speech is arachnolysin?
Arachnolysin is a noun.
How do you pronounce arachnolysin?
Arachnolysin is pronounced /æˌɹæk.nəˈlaɪsɪn/.

Words near arachnolysin in the dictionary

  1. arachnological
  2. arachnologically
  3. arachnologist
  4. arachnologists
  5. arachnology
  6. arachnolysin
  7. arachnomancer
  8. arachnomancers
  9. arachnomancy
  10. arachnomelia
  11. arachnomorph

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