mitis

British  

/ ˈmiː-, ˈmaɪtɪs /

noun

1. a malleable iron, fluid enough for casting, made by adding a small amount of aluminium to wrought iron

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Etymology

Origin of mitis

C19: from Latin: soft

Example Sentences

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

In older works Doric is often divided into a dialectus severior and a dialectus mitis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

Virgo singularis, Inter omnes mitis, Nos culpa solutos, Mites fac et castos, Vitam præsta puram, Iter para tutum, Ut videntes Jesum Semper collætemur.

From Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary by Tyler, James Endell