mallein

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mallein (uncountable)

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

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mallein

  1. instructive plural of malli

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