alloform

alloform

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der.
English allo-
English form
English alloform

    From allo- + form.

    Noun

    alloform (plural alloforms)

    1. A distinct form of something treated as a single kind or species.
      • 1980, V Larraga with F Mollinedo and E Muńoz, “Immunological behavior of two alloforms of ATPase from Micrococcus lysodeikticus”, in Current Microbiology:
        These alloforms show a similar amino acid composition but differ in the associated carbohydrate components.

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