- strep|to|ly|sin
- strep|to|ly|sin «STREHP tuh LY sihn», noun.any one of various hemolysins derived from streptococcal bacteria.
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strep|to|thry|sin — strep|to|thri|cin or strep|to|thry|sin «STREHP tuh THRY sihn», noun. an antibiotic obtained from a soil microorganism. It is similar to streptomycin in its action. ╂[< New Latin Streptothrix the genus name of the fungus (< Greek streptós;… … Useful english dictionary
strep|to|thri|cin — or strep|to|thry|sin «STREHP tuh THRY sihn», noun. an antibiotic obtained from a soil microorganism. It is similar to streptomycin in its action. ╂[< New Latin Streptothrix the genus name of the fungus (< Greek streptós; see etym. under… … Useful english dictionary
strep — an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin; ob·strep·er·ate; ob·strep·er·ous; ob·strep·er·ous·ly; ob·strep·er·ous·ness; strep·era; strep·i·tous; strep·sic·e·ros; strep·si·ne·ma; strep·sip·tera; strep·sip·ter·al; strep·sip·ter·on; strep·si·tene; strep·ta·mine;… … English syllables
sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… … English syllables
Streptolysin — Strep|to|ly|sin [↑ Strepto (2) u. ↑ Lysin (2)]: ↑ Hämolysin. * * * Strep|to|ly|sin, das; s, e [zu griech. lýein = (auf)lösen] (Med.): von Streptokokken gebildetes Gift, das die Blutkörperchen u. den Blutfarbstoff auflöst … Universal-Lexikon
streptozotocin — strep·to·zot·o·cin (strĕp tə zŏtʹə sĭn) n. An antibiotic, C8H15N3O7, produced by an actinomycete (Streptomyces achromogenes) and active against tumors but damaging to insulin producing cells and now also regarded as a carcinogen. [strepto + zoo … Universalium
Streptomycineae — Strep·to·my·ci·neae (strep″to mi sinґe e) a suborder of bacteria of the order Actinomycetales, containing the single family Streptomycetaceae … Medical dictionary
streptomycin — (strep to mi sin) A bactericidal aminoglycoside antibiotic produced by Streptomyces griseus … Dictionary of microbiology
streptolysin — /strep teuh luy sin/, n. Bacteriol. a type of hemolysin produced by certain species of streptococcus. [1900 05; STREPTO (repr. generic names which begin with this element, as Streptococcus) + (HEMO)LYSIN] * * * … Universalium
streptomycin — /strep teuh muy sin/, n. Pharm. an antibiotic, C21H39N7O12, produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis. Cf.… … Universalium
