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Hemolysin Moderate

Hemolysin has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin

2

Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin

See Also
phallolysin hemolysins autohemolysin staphylolysin red blood cell helvellic acid exotoxin hemolytic
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organic compound
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
streptolysin
Rhyming Words
sin usin hsin osin tsin asin jasin yasin nisin lysin resin basin eosin losin rosin opsin elsin unsin sasin risin
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