polytypic

adj — 6 senses

polytypic

adj

/pɒlɪˈtɪpɪk/

Etymology From Ancient Greek πολῠ- (polŭ-) + τῠπῐκός (tŭpĭkós). By surface analysis, poly- + type + -ic.

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Taxonomy having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies

2

Biology, Conservation, History, Human sciences, Natural sciences, Sciences of a habitat, not dominated by a single species

3

Science, Sciences Material of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension

4

Biology, Microbiology, Natural sciences of a cell sample, containing several cell types

5

Immunology, Medicine, Sciences of an antibody response, involving several antibodies

6

exhibiting polytypism

Synonyms
polytypical
Derived terms
polytypy

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