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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A substance of the character of an amboceptor, which will cause the destruction of bacteria in the presence of a corresponding complement. (See complement, 8.)

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium

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