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serotype

noun se·ro·type \ˈsir-ə-ˌtīp, ˈser-\

Definition of SEROTYPE

:  a group of intimately related microorganisms distinguished by a common set of antigens; also :  the set of antigens characteristic of such a group
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First Known Use of SEROTYPE

1946

Rhymes with SEROTYPE

allotype, ambrotype, archetype, calotype, collotype, corncob pipe, Dutchman's-pipe, ecotype, ferrotype, genotype, guttersnipe, haplotype, holotype, Linotype, liripipe, logotype, monotype, neotype, overripe, prototype, stenotype, Teletype, tuning pipe

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