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autolysins

autolysins is the plural of autolysin.

Meaning of autolysin

Noun

autolysin (plural autolysins)

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

Questions about autolysins

What is autolysins the plural of?
Autolysins is the plural of autolysin.

Words near autolysins in the dictionary

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

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