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• a conventional or formulaic conception or image
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• treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
Example sentence • She fit the stereotype of the ‘dumb blonde’.
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• a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal
Example sentence • The linotype was a revolutionary typesetting machine invented in the late 19th century.
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• what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
Example sentence • The phenotype of an organism is determined by its genetic makeup.
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• (genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together
Example sentence • The haplotype analysis revealed two distinct groups in the population.
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Example sentence • The allotype of this species has characteristic color patterns.
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Example sentence • I visited a museum and saw an ambrotype of a Civil War soldier.
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Example sentence • The ferrotype was a popular form of photography in the 19th century.
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Example sentence • An isotype is a variant form of a gene that has a different composition but performs the same function.
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Example sentence • The lectotype specimen for this species is housed in the museum.
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• A group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.
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• To assign or classify according to serotypes
Example sentence • The serotype of the virus determines its ability to infect different species.
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• A plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing
Example sentence • The museum had a collection of rare electrotypes of ancient coins.
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Example sentence • The scientist used a neotype to compare with the original specimen.
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Example sentence • The calotype was an early photographic process in which a negative image was made on paper coated with silver iodide.
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Example sentence • The scientist studied the cerotype of the bacteria under a microscope.
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• duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy
Example sentence • The heliotype is a photographic process that produces prints using a gelatin coating on a metal plate.
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• A characteristic shared by a group of immunoglobulin or T cell receptor molecules, based on the antigen binding specificity of their variable region
Example sentence • The idiotype of the antibody determines its specificity for binding to a particular antigen.
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• An early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.
Example sentence • I recently learned about cyanotype and its unique photographic process.
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• a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
Example sentence • He used a traditional blowpipe to create intricate glass sculptures.
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• a pipe through which liquid is carried away
Example sentence • The rainwater flowed down the drainpipe and into the gutter.
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• a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
Example sentence • The guttersnipe roamed the streets in search of scraps of food.
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• a British solo dance performed by sailors
Example sentence • The sailor danced a lively hornpipe
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• a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
Example sentence • I need to water the plants, so I'm going to use the hosepipe .
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• a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
Example sentence • He played a beautiful melody on his panpipe .
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• a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes
Example sentence • He wore a suit with thin pinstripes to the meeting.
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Example sentence • The firefighters connected their hoses to the standpipe for a constant water supply.
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• chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
Example sentence • The old house had a rusty stovepipe poking out of the roof.
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• a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car
Example sentence • The car's tailpipe emitted a cloud of black smoke.
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• not fully developed or mature; not ripe
Example sentence • The unripe apple was too sour to eat.
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• To re-enter (text) using a keyboard.
Example sentence • Please retype this paragraph.
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