hemolysin
noun
he·mo·ly·sin
ˌhē-mə-ˈlī-sᵊn 
: a substance that causes the dissolution of red blood cells
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hemolysin
noun
he·mo·ly·sin
variants
or chiefly British haemolysin
: a substance that causes the dissolution of red blood cells
called also hemotoxin
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