Associations to the word «Polytypic» - Word Associations Network

Noun

POLYTYPIC, adjective. (taxonomy) having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies

POLYTYPIC, adjective. (conservation biology) of a habitat, not dominated by a single species

POLYTYPIC, adjective. (material science) of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension

POLYTYPIC, adjective. (microbiology) of a cell sample, containing several cell types

POLYTYPIC, adjective. (immunology) of an antibody response, involving several antibodies

POLYTYPIC, adjective. Exhibiting polytypism

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