lysin
/ˈlaɪsɪn/noun
lysin is spelled L-Y-S-I-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lysin means “any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lysin is lysins.
How many letters and syllables are in lysin?
| Letters | 5: L-Y-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 lysin?
Lysin appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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).
How do you pronounce lysin?
- /ˈlaɪsɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-lysin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lysin
- lysins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lysin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lysin come from?
From Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis) + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).