Alexin

German Etymology 1 The term was coined by Hans Buchner in 1891 from the de grc ἀλέξω ἀλέξειν.de Buchner H Kurze Uebersicht über die Entwicklung der Bacterienforschung seit Naegeli's Eingreifen in dieselbe Münchener Medizinische Wochenschrift 23 June 1891 38 25 435–437, issue 26: 454–456, quote from p. 437 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c2621491&view=1up&seq=459 Brief overview of the development of bacteriology since Naegeli's involvement in it Es handelt sich demnach um Eiweisskörper einer neuen Kategorie, die mit irgend welchen bisher bekannten sich nicht identificieren lassen, und die man am besten deshalb mit einem neuen Namen, etwa als » Alexine« (d. h. Schutzstoffe, von ἀλέξειν abwehren, schützen) bezeichnet. So it's a matter of protein of a new type, which cannot be identified with any [protein] which [has been] known until now, and which one therefore designates best with a new name, perhaps as "alexine" (i.e., protective stuff, from ἀλέξειν to fight off, defend). Pronunciation de [alɛˈksiːn] de De-Alexin.ogg de Ale xin Noun n de biochemistry medicine alexin de botany Short for phytoalexin Declension n Synonyms botany de Phytoalexin Etymology 2 de: de ru Але́ксин. Pronunciation de [aˈlɛksɪn] de Ale xin Proper noun n Aleksin a town and administrative center in Tula Oblast, Russia References Further reading