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streptolysin

American  
[strep-tuh-lahy-sin] / ˌstrɛp təˈlaɪ sɪn /

noun

Bacteriology.

  1. a type of hemolysin produced by certain species of streptococcus.

Etymology

Origin of streptolysin

1900–05; strepto- (representing generic names which begin with this element, as Streptococcus ) + (hemo)lysin

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