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cytolysin

cytolysin noun: any substance (especially an antibody) capable of breaking down the structure of a cell.

Noun

cytolysin (plural cytolysins)

  1. Any substance (especially an antibody) capable of breaking down the structure of a cell.

cytolysin meaning in Tamil

cytolysin in Tamil

சைற்றோலிசின்

Forms of cytolysin

pluralcytolysins

Origin of cytolysin

From cyto- + lysin.

Questions about cytolysin

What does cytolysin mean?
Cytolysin means any substance (especially an antibody) capable of breaking down the structure of a cell.
What is cytolysin in Tamil?
Cytolysin in Tamil is சைற்றோலிசின். See Cytolysin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cytolysin?
Cytolysin is a noun.
What is the plural of cytolysin?
The plural of cytolysin is cytolysins.

Words near cytolysin in the dictionary

  1. cytolysate
  2. cytolysates
  3. cytolyse
  4. cytolysed
  5. cytolyses
  6. cytolysin
  7. cytolysing
  8. cytolysins
  9. cytolysis
  10. cytolysosome
  11. cytolysosomes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cytolysin (page history and authors); cytolysin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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