streptolysin

English

Etymology

strepto- +‎ lysin

Noun

streptolysin (countable and uncountable, plural streptolysins)

1. Any of various exotoxins that destroy red blood cells by breaking their membranes, and are produced by certain strains of streptococcus

Hypernyms

• hemolysin

Related terms

• streptolysis

Translations

exotoxin

• Finnish: streptolysiini
• Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} estreptolisina f

Further reading

• streptolysin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “streptolysin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.