1. any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin; [syn: hemolysin, haemolysin, erythrolysin, erythrocytolysin]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hemolysin
n 1: any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of
erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their
hemoglobin [syn: hemolysin, haemolysin, erythrolysin,
erythrocytolysin]