streptolysin

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Etymology

From 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

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