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perforin

per·fo·rin [ púrfərìn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
immunology hole-boring molecule: a substance produced by cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells that attacks and kills foreign cells by forming pores in their membranes

[Late 20th century. <perforate + -in]
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