: a substance (such as an antibody) capable of causing lysis
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe effort that is furthest along, however, relies on a phage enzyme called a lysin rather than on whole phages. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 26 May 2020 Other lysin drugs are in the pipeline at ContraFect and elsewhere. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 26 May 2020
Word History
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
lysin
noun
ly·sin ˈlīs-ᵊn
: a substance (as an antibody) capable of causing lysis