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| − | '''type''' (''pl.'' types) – a number of objects or structures that has identical, and therefore typical or characteristic qualities; e. g., a lichen species may be subdivided into several different [[chemotype]]s if consistently the same, typical combination of secondary | + | '''type''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' types) – a number of objects or structures that has identical, and therefore typical or characteristic qualities; e. g., a lichen species may be subdivided into several different [[chemotype]]s if consistently the same, typical combination of [[secondary metabolite]]s can be found; in contrast, [[chemical variant]]s of lichen species cannot be based on a characteristic or typical combination of secondary metabolites, instead the chemistry varies and cannot be typified. ''Related terms:'' [[category]], [[kind]]; also ''see'' [[nomenclatural type]], [[type taxon]], [[type specimen]]. |
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type (noun, pl. types) – a number of objects or structures that has identical, and therefore typical or characteristic qualities; e. g., a lichen species may be subdivided into several different chemotypes if consistently the same, typical combination of secondary metabolites can be found; in contrast, chemical variants of lichen species cannot be based on a characteristic or typical combination of secondary metabolites, instead the chemistry varies and cannot be typified. Related terms: category, kind; also see nomenclatural type, type taxon, type specimen.
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