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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A granular substance that stains easily with a basic dye and is often rich in phosphorus, found in the cytoplasm of various bacterial and fungal cells.

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  • noun A granular nucleoprotein complex found in the cytoplasm of some bacteria, yeasts and protozoa

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[German, from New Latin (Spirillum) volūtāns, species of bacterium in which it was first found, from Latin volūtāns, present participle of volūtāre, to roll around, frequentative of volvere, to roll; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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