In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HEMOLYSIN
hemolysin, haemolysin, erythrolysin, erythrocytolysin
(noun) any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hemolysin (plural hemolysins)
(medicine) Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin
Source: Wiktionary
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PARASITISM
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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