hemolytic.

Causing or relating to the destruction of red blood cells.

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• hemolytic toxin

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The sample contained a hemolytic toxin.

The clinician investigated a hemolytic process.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Comparative more hemolytic; superlative most hemolytic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.