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单词 mallein
释义 I. mallein, n.|ˈmæliːɪn|
Also -ine.
[f. L. malle-us glanders + -in.]
A sterilized culture of the bacillus of glanders, used for the inoculation of that disease.
1892Daily News 29 Sept. 6/6 They [sc. glandered horses] are inoculated by him with a virus called malleine.1902G. S. Woodhead in Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 532/1 The glanders bacillus grows best in the presence of oxygen;..it then appears to have the power of forming toxin... This poison (mallein) is used for the purpose of diagnosing the presence of glanders.Ibid., The mallein test.
II. mallein, v.|ˈmæliːɪn|
[f. the n.]
trans. To inoculate (a horse or mule) against glanders.
1915Punch 4 Aug. 101/2 All mules on joining units will in future be malleined.
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