HAEMOLYSIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

erythrocytolysin; erythrolysin; haemolysin; hemolysin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("haemolysin" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "haemolysin"):

streptolysin (any of several hemolysins derived from strains of streptococcus)