volutin

[ vol-yuh-tin ]
/ ˈvɒl yə tɪn /

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

Words nearby volutin

voluntourism, voluptuary, voluptuous, volute, volute spring, volutin, volution, volva, volvelle, volvent, volvox
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