Usually means: Enzyme that breaks down cells.
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  1. autolysin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. autolysin: Collins English Dictionary
  3. autolysin: Wordnik
  4. autolysin: Wiktionary
  5. autolysin: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. autolysin: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. autolysin: Dictionary.com
  8. Autolysin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. autolysin: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. autolysin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. autolysin: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a component of the cell (or tissue) in which it is produced

Similar:
autolysate, endolysin, cytolysin, autolysis, autolyzate, antilysin, autocytolysis, pseudolysin, alkyllysinase, exolyase, more...

Opposite:
heterolysin, exolysin, allosteric

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Similar:
autolysate, endolysin, cytolysin, autolysis, autolyzate, antilysin, autocytolysis, pseudolysin, alkyllysinase, exolyase, more...

Opposite:
heterolysin, exolysin, allosteric



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