Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lysin

/ˈlaɪsɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: lysin
IPA: /ˈlaɪsɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis) + -in.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λύσις

Inflected Forms

lysins (plural)

Derived Forms

antilysin arachnolysin autolysin cytolysin endolysin hemolysin hepatolysin heterolysin homolysin insulysin isolysin neurolysin

Rhymes With

ricin vancomycin neprilysin paromomycin tibicen

Questions

How do you pronounce lysin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪsɪn/.
What does lysin mean?: any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc
Where does lysin come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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