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    HAEMOLYSIN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    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)

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