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enterohemolysin

enterohemolysin noun: a plasmid-encoded toxin produced by some strains of enteropathogenic E. coli.

Noun

enterohemolysin (uncountable)

  1. A plasmid-encoded toxin produced by some strains of enteropathogenic E. coli

Origin of enterohemolysin

From entero- + hemolysin.

Questions about enterohemolysin

What does enterohemolysin mean?
Enterohemolysin means a plasmid-encoded toxin produced by some strains of enteropathogenic E. coli.
What part of speech is enterohemolysin?
Enterohemolysin is a noun.

Words near enterohemolysin in the dictionary

  1. enterographs
  2. enterography
  3. enterohaemolysin
  4. enterohaemorragic
  5. enterohaemorrhagic
  6. enterohemolysin
  7. enterohemolytic
  8. enterohemorragic
  9. enterohemorrhagic
  10. enterohepatic
  11. enterohepatically

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