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streptolysin

streptolysin noun: any of various exotoxins that destroy red blood cells by breaking their membranes, and are produced by certain strains of streptococcus.

Noun

streptolysin (countable and uncountable, plural streptolysins)

  1. Any of various exotoxins that destroy red blood cells by breaking their membranes, and are produced by certain strains of streptococcus

Forms of streptolysin

pluralstreptolysins

Origin of streptolysin

From strepto- + lysin.

Words formed from streptolysin

Questions about streptolysin

What does streptolysin mean?
Streptolysin means any of various exotoxins that destroy red blood cells by breaking their membranes, and are produced by certain strains of streptococcus.
What part of speech is streptolysin?
Streptolysin is a noun.
What is the plural of streptolysin?
The plural of streptolysin is streptolysins.

Words near streptolysin in the dictionary

  1. streptogrisin
  2. streptogrisins
  3. streptokinase
  4. streptokinases
  5. streptolydigin
  6. streptolysin
  7. streptolysins
  8. streptolysis
  9. streptomonomicin
  10. streptomyces
  11. streptomycete

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