Etymograph

English

antiautolysin

From anti- + autolysin.

Formed from anti- + autolysin

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Today it means

noun Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an autolysin

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Etymograph / antiautolysin