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aureolysin

aureolysin noun: an extracellular metalloprotease expressed by Staphylococcus aureus.

Noun

aureolysin (uncountable)

  1. An extracellular metalloprotease expressed by Staphylococcus aureus

Questions about aureolysin

What does aureolysin mean?
Aureolysin means an extracellular metalloprotease expressed by Staphylococcus aureus.
What part of speech is aureolysin?
Aureolysin is a noun.

Words near aureolysin in the dictionary

  1. aureolic acid
  2. aureolin
  3. aureoline
  4. aureolines
  5. aureoling
  6. aureolysin
  7. aureolæ
  8. aureomycin
  9. aureonitol
  10. aureoquinone
  11. aureothricin

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