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LYSIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lysin" is a kind of...):
substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lysin"):
cytolysin (a substance that partly or completely destroys animal cells)