Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

endolysin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-dolysin
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any endogenous lysin

Example Sentences

"Some phages lyse their hosts using a holin-endolysin system; however, in others, there is no interaction between the holin and the endolysin genes in host lysis [ 47 ]."

Etymology

From endo- + lysin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: endo

Inflected Forms

endolysins (plural)

Questions

What does endolysin mean?: Any endogenous lysin
Where does endolysin come from?: From endo- + lysin.

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