POLYTYPIC

Etymology

Adjective

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

Source: Wiktionary



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