present participle of polytype

(taxonomy) having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies / (conservation biology) of a habitat, not dominated by a single species

The existence of multiple types, especially of multiple subspecies. / (of crystals) The existence of multiple forms differing in only one of the dimensions of the unit cell.

plural of polytype

Any of the types involved in polytypism. / A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.

(transitive) To produce a polytype of.

simple past tense and past participle of polytype

plural of polytypism

polytypic