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8 letters · 25 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)bor. English lyso- English enzyme English lysozyme From lyso- + enzyme.
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