hemolysin

Questions about hemolysin

What does hemolysin mean?

hemolysin means "any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin".

How many syllables are in hemolysin?

hemolysin has 4 syllables and divides as he-mo-ly-sin under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hemolysin?

Close synonyms include haemolysin, erythrolysin, erythrocytolysin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hemolysin a common word?

hemolysin is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.