mitis
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of mitis
C19: from Latin: soft
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
They are monitors—tremendous word!—or prefects or præpostors, and their mitis sapientia, no less than their muscular strength, causes them to be feared and venerated.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 9, 1917 by Various
Videte et gustate quam mitis sit Dominus—"O taste and see that the Lord is good."
From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent
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