hemolysin
noun
hemolysin is spelled H-E-M-O-L-Y-S-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hemolysin means “Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hemolysin is hemolysins.
How many letters and syllables are in hemolysin?
| Letters | 9: H-E-M-O-L-Y-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hemolysin?
Hemolysin appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hemolysin
- hemolysins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hemolysin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hemolysin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any substance that damages the membranes of red blood cells:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hémolysine |
| Portuguese | hemolisina, amboceptor |
| Spanish | hemolisina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hemolysin come from?
From hemo- + lysin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).