autolysin

[ awt-l-ahy-sin, aw-tol-uh- ]

noun

1. any agent producing autolysis.

autolysin

/ ɔːˈtɒlɪ-; ˌɔːtəˈlaɪsɪn /

noun

1. any agent that produces autolysis

Word History and Origins

Origin of autolysin¹

First recorded in 1960–65; autolys(is) + -in ²

Example Sentences

The weapons he requires are an ordinary hypodermic syringe and some ampules of Autolysin.

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All this is interesting in view of the recent article on the failure of autolysin in mouse tumor.

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Autolysin he may secure, if he is a legally qualified practitioner, by writing, etc.

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With the letter, there was a small advertising pamphlet Issued by the Autolysin Laboratory and advertising that product.

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