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streptolysis

streptolysis noun: the breakup of red blood cells by means of streptolysin.

Noun

streptolysis (uncountable)

  1. The breakup of red blood cells by means of streptolysin

Origin of streptolysis

From strepto- + -lysis.

Questions about streptolysis

What does streptolysis mean?
Streptolysis means the breakup of red blood cells by means of streptolysin.
What part of speech is streptolysis?
Streptolysis is a noun.

Words near streptolysis in the dictionary

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

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