NASTIN
\nˈastɪn], \nˈastɪn], \n_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_n]\
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A fatty body extracted from a culture of Streptothrix leproides by Deycke and Reschad Bey, which it is claimed will produce in conjunction with benzoyl chloride an active immunity against the lepra bacillus and other acid-fast bacilli, including the tubercle bacillus.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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