leukocidin

[ lōō′kə-sīd′n, lōō-kō′sĭ-dn ]

n.

A substance, produced by certain species of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria, that can destroy or lyse white blood cells.

Words nearby leukocidin

leukemoid reaction, leuko-, leukoagglutinin, leukoblast, leukoblastosis, leukocidin, leukocyte, leukocytoblast, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, leukocytogenesis, leukocytolysin