streptolysin
American
[strep-tuh-lahy-sin]
/ ˌstrɛp təˈlaɪ sɪn /
noun
Bacteriology.
Etymology
Origin of streptolysin
1900–05; strepto- (representing generic names which begin with this element, as Streptococcus ) + (hemo)lysin
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