autolysin
[ awt-l-ahy-sin, aw-tol-uh- ]
/ ˌɔt lˈaɪ sɪn, ɔˈtɒl ə- /
noun
any agent producing autolysis.
Origin of autolysin
First recorded in 1960–65;
autolys(is) +
-in2
Words nearby autolysin
autologous,
autologous graft,
autolycus,
autolysate,
autolyse,
autolysin,
autolysis,
autolytic enzyme,
autolyze,
automagical,
automagically
Example sentences from the Web for autolysin
The weapons he requires are an ordinary hypodermic syringe and some ampules of Autolysin.
Autolysin he may secure, if he is a legally qualified practitioner, by writing, etc.
All this is interesting in view of the recent article on the failure of autolysin in mouse tumor.
With the letter, there was a small advertising pamphlet Issued by the Autolysin Laboratory and advertising that product.
British Dictionary definitions for autolysin
autolysin
/ (ˌɔːtəˈlaɪsɪn, ɔːˈtɒlɪ-) /
noun
any agent that produces autolysis
Medical definitions for autolysin
autolysin
[ ô-tŏl′ĭ-sĭn, ô′tə-lī′sĭn ]
n.
A substance, such as an enzyme, that is capable of destroying the cells or tissues of an organism within which it is produced.
autocytolysin