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💻 Has a data type 🧬 Can be classified ⌨️ Can be typed
typeable

typeable

6.0
Can be told what group it belongs to by lab tests
  • adjective
  • /ˈtaɪpəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tipificable
  • The controls were also index patients, but had tested positive for a typeable strain of MRSA (T-MRSA) instead of LAMRSA.
  • typeable MRSA

Examples

  • MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; LA-MRSA, livestock-associated MRSA; T-MRSA, typeable MRSA.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The scientist was excited to discover a typeable strain of bacteria that could help them develop a vaccine.

  • Researchers classified the new species as typeable due to its genetic similarities with known strains.

  • For the study, only typeable samples were included to ensure accurate analysis and classification.

Synonyms

classifiable
vstypeable
1 4.9

Able to be put into groups by similar features

is assigned to a particular category using scientific methods
characterizable
vstypeable
7.0

Able to be described by qualities like color or size

is assigned to a particular category rather than only described

Surface Forms

typeable positive

Morphology

typeable = type (transparent) = type + able

Standard verbal base 'type' + adjectival suffix '-able' yields 'able to be classified', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word typeable comes from type meaning 'kind', as in 'blood type', and the ending -able meaning 'can be'. So in science, a sample is typeable when it 'can be put into a known type or strain' by the tests.