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Noun: hemolysin  hi'mó-li-sin
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haemolysin)
  1. Any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
    - haemolysin [Brit, Cdn], erythrolysin, erythrocytolysin

Derived forms: hemolysins

Type of: organic compound

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