English Explanatory Dictionary

mallein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A protein fraction obtained from Burkholderia mallei, used in testing for glanders.

Word forms

mallein

Etymology

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

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