cytolysin

[ sahy-tol-uh-sin, sahyt-l-ahy-sin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. any substance that produces cytolysis.

cytolysin

/ saɪˈtɒlɪsɪn /

noun

1. a substance that can partially or completely destroy animal cells

Word History and Origins

Origin of cytolysin¹

First recorded in 1900–05; cytolys(is) + -in ¹

Example Sentences

The latter term is the one generally used and there is said to be present in the blood a specific cytolysin.

From Project Gutenberg