n.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ə b- ' ti-l ə -s ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin subtilis, specific epithet of Bacillus subtilis, species to which Bacillus amyloliquefaciens was once thought to belong
Date: 1953
: a protease secreted by a soil bacillus ( Bacillus amyloliquefaciens )