volutin

volutin
/vol"yeuh tin/, n. Cell Biol.
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
[ < G Volutin (1903), equiv. to (Spirillum) volut(ans) a species of bacteria + -in -IN2]

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  • volutin — noun Etymology: German, from New Latin volutans, specific epithet of the bacterium Spirillum volutans in which it was first found Date: 1908 a granular basophilic substance containing nucleic acids that is found especially in cells of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • volutin — n. easily stained substance with a basic dye which contains a large amount of phosphorus and can be found in the cytoplasm of bacterial and fungal cells …   English contemporary dictionary

  • volutin — vol·u·tin …   English syllables

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