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

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

Flumineis Rhodanus qua se fugat incitus undis, Quaque pigro dubitat flumine mitis Arar, Lugdunum jacet, antiquo novus orbis in orbe, Lugdunumque vetus orbis in orbe novo.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

In reading the dialogue of Simo in the Andria, and of Micio in the Adelphi, we almost think we are listening to the conversation of Scipio Africanus, and the mitis sapientia Læli.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John