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isolysin

isolysin noun: a hemolysin, in the serum of an animal, that will dissolve the red blood cells of another animal of the same species.

Noun

isolysin (plural isolysins)

  1. A hemolysin, in the serum of an animal, that will dissolve the red blood cells of another animal of the same species.

Forms of isolysin

pluralisolysins

Origin of isolysin

From iso- + lysin.

Questions about isolysin

What does isolysin mean?
Isolysin means a hemolysin, in the serum of an animal, that will dissolve the red blood cells of another animal of the same species.
What part of speech is isolysin?
Isolysin is a noun.
What is the plural of isolysin?
The plural of isolysin is isolysins.

Words near isolysin in the dictionary

  1. isoluminol
  2. isoluminosity
  3. isoluminous
  4. isolurane
  5. isolux
  6. isolysin
  7. isolysins
  8. isolysis
  9. isolytic
  10. Isom
  11. isomagnetic

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