Lysozyme
//ˈlaɪsəzaɪm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.
"[Alexander Fleming] had in 1923 discovered lysozyme, an antimicrobial enzyme found in saliva, mucus and tears as part of the body’s first line of defence against invading pathogens."
- 2 an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria wordnet
Example
More examples"[Alexander Fleming] had in 1923 discovered lysozyme, an antimicrobial enzyme found in saliva, mucus and tears as part of the body’s first line of defence against invading pathogens."
Etymology
From lyso- + enzyme.
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