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