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STREPTOLYSIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several hemolysins derived from strains of streptococcus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("streptolysin" is a kind of...):
erythrocytolysin; erythrolysin; haemolysin; hemolysin (any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin)