streptolysin

1. 1.

   any of several hemolysins derived from strains of streptococcus

   Broaderhemolysin

Other forms of streptolysin

plural

streptolysins·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about streptolysin

What does streptolysin mean?

streptolysin means "any of several hemolysins derived from strains of streptococcus".

How many syllables are in streptolysin?

streptolysin has 4 syllables and divides as strep-to-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.