Meanings
verbribotype (third-person singular simple present ribotypes, present participle ribotyping, simple past and past participle ribotyped)
present singular third person ribotypes · participle present ribotyping · participle past ribotyped · past ribotyped
- transitiveTo analyse the ribotypes of (an organism or population)
Origin
From ribosome + -type, on analogy with genotype, phenotype, etc.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Ribotyp
- RibotypTranslations
Hungarian ribotípus
- ribotípusTranslations
Italian ribotipo
- ribotipoTranslations
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APA
ribotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribotype
MLA
“ribotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribotype. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribotype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribotype.
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