perforin

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
perforin /ˈpəːfərɪn/

▶noun Biochemistry a protein, released by killer cells of the immune system, which destroys targeted cells by creating lesions like pores in their membranes.

– origin 1980s: from perforate + -in1.

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