See Also: volutin(medicine)
volutin(dictionary)
volutin granule(medicine)
volutin granules(medicine)

volutin (iou)



volutin noun. E20.
[from mod. Latin volutans specific epithet of the bacterium Spirillum volutans, from Latin volutans pres. pple of volutare to roll: see -IN1.]
Biochemistry. A basophilic compound containing polyphosphate found in metachromatic granules in the cytoplasm and vacuoles of various micro-organisms and fungi.