alloform

noun

alloform

noun

Etymology From allo- + form.

1

A distinct form of something treated as a single kind or species.

These alloforms show a similar amino acid composition but differ in the associated carbohydrate components.1980, V Larraga with F Mollinedo and E Muńoz, “Immunological behavior of two alloforms of ATPase from Micrococcus lysodeikticus”, in Current Microbiology:

Related terms: allomorph, allotrope, isoform, isomorph, isotope, xenomorph

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