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BACTERIOLYSIN

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Main Entry: bac·te·rio·ly·sin
Pronunciation: bak-"tir-E-&-'lIs-&n
Function: noun
: an antibody that acts todestroy a bacterium
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bacteriolysin bac·te·ri·ol·y·sin (bāk-tēr'ē-ŏl'ĭ-sĭn, -ə-lī'sĭn)
n.
An antibody that, together with other substances, destroys a bacterium.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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