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Plural of subtype

regular plural

The plural of subtype is subtypes.

Forms of subtype

Singularsubtype
Pluralsubtypes
Countablecountable

Subtypes in a sentence

  • The five most frequent clinical subtypes are: superficial, noduloulcerative (rodent ulcer), pigmented, cystic, morphoeic and metatypical (basosquamous).2013, Andreas Katsambas, Torello Lotti, European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 69. From the entry morphoeic
  • Within the group of 14 different 5-HT receptor subtypes, some may have pro- and others anti-ejaculatory effects.2009, Alexander Müller, John P. Mulhall, “Erection, emission, and ejaculation”, in Infertility in the Male, Cambridge University Press. From the entry anti-ejaculatory
  • Two subtypes of primal nature need to be distinguished: naturogenic and anthropogenic.2006, Aaron Matthew McCright, Terry Nichols Clark, Community and Ecology. From the entry naturogenic
  • These are types that are subtypes of all types.2017, Toby Weston, Scala for Java Developers: A Practical Primer, Apress, →ISBN, page 25. From the entry bottom type
  • Scopolamine is a nonselective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) antagonist with potentially selective inhibitory actions on muscarinic subtypes 1 and 2 (M1 and M2).2019, Madhukar H. Trivedi, editor, Depression, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228. From the entry scopolamine

Meaning of subtype

  1. noun A group of specific things within a larger, more general group.
  2. noun The data type represented by a subclass.
  3. verb To categorise as a subtype.

Full definition of subtype

Questions about the plural of subtype

What is the plural of subtype?
The plural of subtype is subtypes.
Is subtype countable?
Subtype is a countable noun.

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