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biotyping

biotyping noun: the identification of different bacteria types based on reaction to biochemical tests.

Noun

biotyping (uncountable)

  1. The identification of different bacteria types based on reaction to biochemical tests.
    • This method of biotyping is tedious and time consuming (21–35 days).2015 July 31, “The Asian Rice Gall Midge ( Orseolia oryzae ) Mitogenome Has Evolved Novel Gene Boundaries and Tandem Repeats That Distinguish Its Biotypes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of biotyping

From biotype + -ing.

Questions about biotyping

What does biotyping mean?
Biotyping means the identification of different bacteria types based on reaction to biochemical tests.
What part of speech is biotyping?
Biotyping is a noun.

Words near biotyping in the dictionary

  1. bioturbidation
  2. biotype
  3. biotyped
  4. biotypes
  5. biotypic
  6. biotyping
  7. biotypological
  8. biotypologically
  9. biotypology
  10. biouac
  11. bioultrasonics

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