cytolysin

[ sahy-tol-uh-sin, sahyt-l-ahy-sin ]
/ saɪˈtɒl ə sɪn, ˌsaɪt lˈaɪ sɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

any substance that produces cytolysis.

Origin of cytolysin

First recorded in 1900–05; cytolys(is) + -in1

Words nearby cytolysin

cytokinin, cytol., cytologic smear, cytologist, cytology, cytolysin, cytolysis, cytolysosome, cytomegalic, cytomegalic inclusion disease, cytomegalovirus

British Dictionary definitions for cytolysin

cytolysin
/ (saɪˈtɒlɪsɪn) /

noun

a substance that can partially or completely destroy animal cells

Medical definitions for cytolysin

cytolysin
[ sī-tŏl′ĭ-sĭn ]

n.

A substance, such as an antibody, capable of dissolving or destroying cells.