mitis

British  

/ ˈmiː-, ˈmaɪtɪs /

noun

1. a malleable iron, fluid enough for casting, made by adding a small amount of aluminium to wrought iron

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Etymology

Origin of mitis

C19: from Latin: soft

Example Sentences

Streptococcus mitis tends to act as a gatekeeper toward other bacterial threats, including those that can cause periodontal disease, he said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

The team notably did not find the same protective relationship between oral Streptococcus mitis and IPF in patients who had received antibiotics.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

Surprisingly, they found that one bacterial species, Streptococcus mitis, tended to dominate in certain patients with IPF who were not treated with antibiotics.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

Videte et gustate quam mitis sit Dominus—"O taste and see that the Lord is good."

From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent

Mr. Ainger discourses, with a mitis sapientia that is very attractive, on the fashions and manners of the past and the gradual process of their development into the Eton of the present.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 14, 1917 by Seaman, Owen, Sir