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auxotype

auxotype noun: a subtype of Neisseria bacteria defined by its distinctive growth responses on a medium.

Noun

auxotype (plural auxotypes)

  1. A subtype of Neisseria bacteria defined by its distinctive growth responses on a medium.

Verb

auxotype (third-person singular simple present auxotypes, present participle auxotyping, simple past and past participle auxotyped)

  1. To carry out differential staining of different Neisseria bacteria that have requirements for different nutrients.

Forms of auxotype

Noun
pluralauxotypes
Verb
third-person singular presentauxotypes
present participleauxotyping
past participleauxotyped
pastauxotyped

Origin of auxotype

From auxo- + -type.

Questions about auxotype

What does auxotype mean?
Auxotype means a subtype of Neisseria bacteria defined by its distinctive growth responses on a medium.
What part of speech is auxotype?
Auxotype can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of auxotype?
The plural of auxotype is auxotypes.

Words near auxotype in the dictionary

  1. auxotrophisms
  2. auxotrophs
  3. auxotrophy
  4. auxotropic
  5. auxotropy
  6. auxotype
  7. auxotyped
  8. auxotypes
  9. auxotyping
  10. auxtether
  11. auxtethers

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