Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An enzyme occurring naturally in egg white, human tears, saliva, and other body fluids, capable of destroying the cell walls of certain bacteria and thereby acting as a mild antiseptic.
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- noun biochemistry A
bacteriolytic (orantibiotic )enzyme found in manyanimal secretions , and inegg white .
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- noun an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
Etymologies
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Examples
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Interestingly, lysozyme is also found in tears, so in theory you could fine your Cabernets by weeping into them.
Wine, allergies, histamines and sulfites - reactions from an allergist | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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NMR spectroscopy of the protein lysozyme in their experimental new superconducting spectrometer, and published the first paper on that subject.
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Presented with the medical term "lysozyme," he blurted out: "May I please have all the information on this word?"
USATODAY.com News 2011
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Presented with the medical term "lysozyme," he blurted out: "May I please have all the information on this word?"
USATODAY.com News 2011
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Tears are salt, as are all body fluids, and also contain a protein called lysozyme, which has the ability to kill bacteria and thus lend tears a disinfecting quality.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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The speller with the most commanding stage presence continued to be Surjo Bandyopadhyay of Lusby, Md., who heard the medical word "lysozyme" and blurted out: "May I please have all the information on this word?"
The Seattle Times 2011
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The speller with the most commanding stage presence continued to be Surjo Bandyopadhyay of Lusby, Md., who heard the medical word "lysozyme" and blurted out: "May I please have all the information on this word?"
The Seattle Times 2011
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These contain a chemical called "lysozyme" which functions as an anti-bacterial and protects our eyes from infection.
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Fig. 3A and B) revealed that MstnPP soluble aggregates exhibit a morphology and size similar to that documented for amyloid protofibrils from a number of other proteins such as lysozyme Characterisation of MstnPP soluble aggregates by negative-stain transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and ThT binding.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Carlene S. Starck et al. 2010
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Fig. 3A and B) revealed that MstnPP soluble aggregates exhibit a morphology and size similar to that documented for amyloid protofibrils from a number of other proteins such as lysozyme Characterisation of MstnPP soluble aggregates by negative-stain transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and ThT binding.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Carlene S. Starck et al. 2010
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