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streptolysins

streptolysins is the plural of streptolysin.

Meaning of streptolysin

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

Questions about streptolysins

What is streptolysins the plural of?
Streptolysins is the plural of streptolysin.

Words near streptolysins in the dictionary

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

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