| n-type semiconductor | a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons |
| p-type semiconductor | a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes |
| pump-type pliers | a type of pliers |
| type | 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 slug
slug | a strip of type metal used for spacing |
body type
somatotype | a category of physique |
asthenic type
ectomorphy | slender, weak, and lightweight |
endomorphy
pyknic type | round, fat, and heavy |
athletic type
mesomorphy | muscular and big-boned |
blood group
blood type | human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens |
A
type A
group A | the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen |
B
type B
group B | the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen |
AB
type AB
group AB | the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens |
O
type O
group O | the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens, people with type O blood are universal donors |
Rh-positive blood type
Rh positive | the blood group (approximately % of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen) |
Rh-negative blood type
Rh-negative blood
Rh negative | the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen) |
| type | a subdivision of a particular kind of thing, what type of sculpture do you prefer? |
architectural style
style of architecture
type of architecture | architecture as a kind of art form |
type specimen
holotype | the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made |
| type | all of the tokens of the same symbol, the word `element' contains five different types of character |
| type | printed characters, small type is hard to read |
| type family | a complete set of type suitable for printing text |
roman roman type
roman letters
roman print | a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions |
| type genus | (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 |
| type | (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon |
| type species | (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs |
Alpine glacier
Alpine type of glacier | a glacier that moves down from a high valley |
Piedmont glacier
Piedmont type of glacier | a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska, large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice |
character
eccentric type
case | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities), a real character, a strange character, a friendly eccentric, the capable type, a mental case |
type I diabetes
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
IDDM
juvenile-onset diabetes
juvenile diabetes
growth-onset diabetes
ketosis-prone diabetes
ketoacidosis-prone diabetes
autoimmune diabetes | 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 |
d type II diabetes
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
NIDDM
non-insulin-dependent diabetes
ketosisesistant diabetes mellitus
ketosisesistant diabetes
ketoacidosisesistant diabetes mellitus
ketoacidosisesistant diabetes
adult-onset diabetes mellitus
adult-onset diabetes
maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
maturity-onset diabetes
mature-onset diabetes | 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 |
catatonic schizophrenia
catatonic type schizophrenia
catatonia | a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods, the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement |
hebephrenia
hebephrenic schizophrenia
disorganized schizophrenia
disorganized type schizophrenia | a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior, usually becomes evident during puberty, the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions |
paranoid schizophrenia
paranoic type schizophrenia
paraphrenic schizophrenia
paraphrenia | 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 |
immediate allergy
atopy
atopic allergy
type I allergic reaction | an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact |
delayed allergy
type IV allergic reaction | an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact |
| type metal | an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type |
type
typecast | identify as belonging to a certain type, Such people can practically be typed |
type
typewrite | write by means of a keyboard with types, type the acceptance letter, please |
| touch-type | type without looking at the keyboard |