volutin

[ vol-yuh-tin ]
/ ˈvɒl yə tɪn /

noun Cell Biology.

basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.

Origin of volutin

< German Volutin (1903), equivalent to ( Spirillum) volut(ans) a species of bacteria + -in -in2