Associations to the word «Lysozyme»

Wiktionary

LYSOZYME, noun. (biochemistry) A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.

Dictionary definition

LYSOZYME, noun. An enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria.

Wise words

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