Associations to the word «Cytolysin»

Wiktionary

CYTOLYSIN, noun. (biology) Any substance (especially an antibody) capable of breaking down the structure of a cell

Dictionary definition

CYTOLYSIN, noun. A substance that partly or completely destroys animal cells.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats