Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serotype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: serotype
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.

verb

To assign or classify according to serotypes

Example Sentences

"An isolate from raw fish, serotype 0:6, unable to invade HeLa cells and negative for heat-stable enterotoxin, was clinically avirulent in this model and caused no lesions by histological examination."

Etymology

From sero- + -type.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sero
Suffix: type

Inflected Forms

serotypes (plural) serotypes (present, singular) serotyping (participle, present) serotyped (participle, past) serotyped (past)

Derived Forms

bioserotype heteroserotype interserotype intraserotype monoserotype multiserotype serotypeable subserotype

Synonyms

serostrain serovar

Questions

What does serotype mean?: A group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.
Where does serotype come from?: From sero- + -type.

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