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mallein

mallein noun: a protein fraction obtained from Burkholderia mallei, used in testing for glanders.

Noun

mallein (uncountable)

  1. A protein fraction obtained from Burkholderia mallei, used in testing for glanders.
    • A further supply of mallein has been elaborated; examinations of samples of locusts, urine, etc., have been made.1901 June 21, H. Watkins-Pitchford, “Veterinary Departmental Report for April, 1901”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 8, page 247

Origin of mallein

Latin malleus (“glanders”) and suffix -in.

Questions about mallein

What does mallein mean?
Mallein means a protein fraction obtained from Burkholderia mallei, used in testing for glanders.
What part of speech is mallein?
Mallein is a noun.

Words near mallein in the dictionary

  1. mallees
  2. mallei
  3. malleid
  4. malleids
  5. malleiform
  6. mallein
  7. mallemaroking
  8. mallemocke
  9. mallemoke
  10. mallemuck
  11. mallemucks

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