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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολῠ- (polu-) + τῠπῐκός (tupikós). By surface analysis, poly- + type + -ic.
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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
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