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cytolysin

American

[sahy-tol-uh-sin, sahyt-l-ahy-sin] / saɪˈtɒl ə sɪn, ˌsaɪt lˈaɪ sɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

any substance that produces cytolysis.

cytolysin British

/ saɪˈtɒlɪsɪn /

noun

a substance that can partially or completely destroy animal cells

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Etymology

Origin of cytolysin

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

Example Sentences

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The response to cytolysin was the same whether or not the mice had received a high-alcohol diet.

From Nature • Nov. 12, 2019

The animals were colonized with strains of E. faecalis that either did or didn’t make cytolysin, and some were then fed a high-alcohol diet, with others given an alcohol-free diet.

From Nature • Nov. 12, 2019

To understand the disease-causing mechanisms, the authors isolated liver cells from the animals, and found that cell death in response to cytolysin exposure was dose-dependent.

From Nature • Nov. 12, 2019

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