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pseudolysin

pseudolysin noun: a peptidase enzyme that has the characteristics of a lysin.

Noun

pseudolysin (plural pseudolysins)

  1. A peptidase enzyme that has the characteristics of a lysin

Forms of pseudolysin

pluralpseudolysins

Origin of pseudolysin

From pseudo- + lysin.

Questions about pseudolysin

What does pseudolysin mean?
Pseudolysin means a peptidase enzyme that has the characteristics of a lysin.
What part of speech is pseudolysin?
Pseudolysin is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudolysin?
The plural of pseudolysin is pseudolysins.

Words near pseudolysin in the dictionary

  1. pseudolymphocytosis
  2. pseudolymphoma
  3. pseudolymphomas
  4. pseudolymphomata
  5. pseudolyonsite
  6. pseudolysin
  7. pseudolysins
  8. pseudolysogen
  9. pseudolysogenic
  10. pseudolysogens
  11. pseudolysogeny

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