polytypic
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek πολῠ- (polu-) + τῠπῐκός (tupikós). By surface analysis, poly- + type + -ic.
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Adjective edit
polytypic (comparative more polytypic, superlative most polytypic)
- (taxonomy) having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies
- (conservation biology) of a habitat, not dominated by a single species
- (material science) of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension
- (microbiology) of a cell sample, containing several cell types
- (immunology) of an antibody response, involving several antibodies
- exhibiting polytypism
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Further reading edit
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Polytypic, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1098.