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volutin

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[vol-yuh-tin] / ˈvɒl jə tɪn /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of volutin

< German Volutin (1903), equivalent to ( Spirillum ) volut ( ans ) a species of bacteria + -in -in 2

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