streptolysin

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noun

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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Meanings

nounstreptolysin (countable and uncountable, plural streptolysins)

plural streptolysins

  1. countableuncountableAny of various exotoxins that destroy red blood cells by breaking their membranes, and are produced by certain strains of streptococcus

Origin

From strepto- + lysin.

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Translations

Finnish streptolysiini
  • streptolysiiniexotoxin
Cite this entry
APA

streptolysin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/streptolysin

MLA

“streptolysin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/streptolysin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “streptolysin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/streptolysin.

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