auxotype

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounauxotype (plural auxotypes)

plural auxotypes

  1. biologyA subtype of Neisseria bacteria defined by its distinctive growth responses on a medium.
verbauxotype (third-person singular simple present auxotypes, present participle auxotyping, simple past and past participle auxotyped)

present singular third person auxotypes · participle present auxotyping · participle past auxotyped · past auxotyped

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

Origin

From auxo- + -type.

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APA

auxotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxotype

MLA

“auxotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxotype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auxotype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxotype.

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