See Also: staphylolysin(medicine)

explanative (iou) and staphylolysin (medicine)


explanative (iou)



explanative adjective. E17.
[Late Latin explanativus, from Latin explanat-: see EXPLANATION, -IVE.]
Explanatory.

staphylolysin (medicine)


staphylolysin


1. A haemolysin elaborated by a staphylococcus.

2. An antibody causing lysis of staphylococci.

Synonym: staphylococcolysin.