volutin

[ vol-yuh-tin ]

/ ˈvɒl yə tɪn /

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noun Cell Biology.

basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.

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Origin of volutin

<German Volutin (1903), equivalent to (Spirillum) volut(ans) a species of bacteria + -in-in²

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