Definitions for allotypes
allotypes
al·lo·type
Spelling: [al-uh-tahyp]
IPA: /ˈæl əˌtaɪp/
Allotypes is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 525 anagrams from letters in allotypes (aellopsty).
Definitions for allotypes
noun
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Biology. a type specimen of the sex opposite to that of the holotype.
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Immunology. an antibody of a given class having certain molecular sites shared by only some members of a species and therefore acting as an antigen to other members of the same species.
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Biology. a type specimen of the sex opposite to that of the holotype.
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Immunology. an antibody of a given class having certain molecular sites shared by only some members of a species and therefore acting as an antigen to other members of the same species.
Origin of allotypes
1915-20; allo- + type; in immunological sense, probably back formation from allotypy French allotypie, coined in 1956