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lysozymes

lysozymes is the plural of lysozyme.

Meaning of lysozyme

Noun

lysozyme (plural lysozymes)

  1. A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.
    • [Alexander Fleming] had in 1923 discovered lysozyme, an antimicrobial enzyme found in saliva, mucus and tears as part of the body’s first line of defence against invading pathogens.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), pages 47–48
    Synonyms:
    E1105 when used as a preservative

Questions about lysozymes

What is lysozymes the plural of?
Lysozymes is the plural of lysozyme.

Words near lysozymes in the dictionary

  1. lysotype
  2. lysotypes
  3. lysozomotropic
  4. lysozymal
  5. lysozyme
  6. lysozymes
  7. Lyss
  8. lyssa
  9. lyssaviral
  10. lyssavirus
  11. lyssaviruses

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