hemolytic

Etymology

adj

  1. Producing hemolysis; destroying red blood cells.
    It has been accordingly suggested that the hemolytic action of the saliva is due to the presence of certain salts. September 1903, W. D. Miller, “Further experiments relating to the question of immunity”, in The Dental Cosmos: A Monthly Record Of Dental Science, volume 48, number 9, page 691

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