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

Derived forms: haemolysins

Type of: organic compound

Encyclopedia: Haemolysin

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