mitis
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of mitis
C19: from Latin: soft
Example Sentences
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The team notably did not find the same protective relationship between oral Streptococcus mitis and IPF in patients who had received antibiotics.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
Streptococcus mitis tends to act as a gatekeeper toward other bacterial threats, including those that can cause periodontal disease, he said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
Surprisingly, they found that one bacterial species, Streptococcus mitis, tended to dominate in certain patients with IPF who were not treated with antibiotics.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
The sexes of the allied Felis mitis also differ, but even in a less degree, the general hues of the female being rather paler than in the male, with the spots less black.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) by Charles Darwin
The calamondin, C. mitis Blanco, is well known to be indigenous, as well as the cabuyao and related plants that have been referred to C. histrix DC.
From The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 by Various
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