Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
polytopical . - Of or pertaining to polyphylesis with respect to space, or the independent origin, in two or more places, of a variety or race or species.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to a
polytope
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Examples
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Prominin, a novel microvilli-specific polytopic membrane protein of the apical surface of epithelial cells, is targeted to plasmalemmal protrusion of non-epithelial cells.
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