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lysozyme.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlaɪsəzaɪm/
  1. A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)bor. English lyso- Russian дэ (dɛ)bor. English debor. English Enzymbor. English enzyme English lysozyme From lyso- + enzyme.

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