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autolysin

autolysin noun: any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced.

Noun

autolysin (plural autolysins)

  1. Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced

Forms of autolysin

pluralautolysins

Origin of autolysin

From auto- + lysin.

Words formed from autolysin

Questions about autolysin

What does autolysin mean?
Autolysin means any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced.
What part of speech is autolysin?
Autolysin is a noun.
What is the plural of autolysin?
The plural of autolysin is autolysins.

Words near autolysin in the dictionary

  1. autolysate
  2. autolysates
  3. autolyse
  4. autolysed
  5. autolyses
  6. autolysin
  7. autolysing
  8. autolysins
  9. autolysis
  10. autolysosomal
  11. autolysosome

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