autolysin

[ awt-l-ahy-sin, aw-tol-uh- ]

noun

any agent producing autolysis.

Origin of autolysin

First recorded in 1960–65; autolys(is) + -in²

Words Nearby autolysin

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How to use autolysin in a sentence

The weapons he requires are an ordinary hypodermic syringe and some ampules of autolysin.
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All this is interesting in view of the recent article on the failure of autolysin in mouse tumor.
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autolysin he may secure, if he is a legally qualified practitioner, by writing, etc.
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With the letter, there was a small advertising pamphlet Issued by the autolysin Laboratory and advertising that product.
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British Dictionary definitions for autolysin

autolysin

/ (ˌɔːtəˈlaɪsɪn, ɔːˈtɒlɪ-) /

noun

any agent that produces autolysis

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