streptolysin

Definitions of streptolysin
  1. noun
    any of several hemolysins derived from strains of streptococcus
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    type of:
    erythrocytolysin, erythrolysin, haemolysin, hemolysin
    any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
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