noun
- an enzyme found in tears, saliva, and other body fluids that breaks down the cell walls of certain bacteria
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- Lysozyme in tears helps protect the eyes from bacterial infections.
- The researcher studied how lysozyme destroys harmful bacteria.
- Egg whites contain high concentrations of lysozyme.
- Lysozyme was first discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1922.
- The enzyme lysozyme acts as a natural antibiotic in the human body.
- Scientists use lysozyme in laboratory experiments to break open bacterial cells.