cytolysin
[ sahy-tol-uh-sin, sahyt-l-ahy-sin ]
Origin of cytolysin
1First recorded in 1900–05; cytolys(is) + -in1
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How to use cytolysin in a sentence
The latter term is the one generally used and there is said to be present in the blood a specific cytolysin.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield Morrey
British Dictionary definitions for cytolysin
cytolysin
/ (saɪˈtɒlɪsɪn) /
noun
a substance that can partially or completely destroy animal cells
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