Rh-positive blood type
— Noun
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～ the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen)
roman type
— Noun
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～ a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
Piedmont type of glacier
— Noun
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～ a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice
n-type semiconductor
— Noun
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～ a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons
paranoic type schizophrenia
— Noun
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～ a form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable and (if delusions are not acted on) may function in an apparently normal manner
p-type semiconductor
— Noun
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～ a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes
type species
— Noun
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～ (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
type slug
— Noun
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～ a strip of type metal used for spacing
type II diabetes
— Noun
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～ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
type I allergic reaction
— Noun
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～ an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact
type
— Noun
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～ a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
type
— Noun
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～ a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
type family
— Noun
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～ a complete set of type suitable for printing text
type O
— Noun
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～ the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors"
type specimen
— Noun
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～ the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
type metal
— Noun
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～ an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type
type
— Noun
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～ printed characters; "small type is hard to read"
type I diabetes
— Noun
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～ severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
type genus
— Noun
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～ (biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus but often the largest or best known or earliest described