ˈvälyəd.ə̇n, -ətə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: German, from volut- (from New Latin volutans — specific epithet of the bacterium Spirillum volutans in which volutin was first found — from Latin, rolling, tumbling, present participle of volutare to roll about, wallow) + -in (as in chromatin ) — more at volutation
: a basophilic substance that is probably a nucleic acid compound and that is widely distributed as granules in the cytoplasm or vacuoles of microorganisms