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lysozyme

Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪsəzaɪm/

The English word “lysozyme” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.

Etymology

From lyso- + enzyme.

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