Home › Words › H › heterosubtypeheterosubtypeheterosubtype means A subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infection.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, heterosubtype ranks #36,621 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom hetero- + subtype.nounA subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infectionDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.heterosubtypic 93% match — Relating to a subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infection vs heterosubtype →homosubtypic 84% match — Relating to a subtype (serotype) of a virus responsible for the primary infection vs heterosubtype →intrasubtypic 65% match — Within a subtype vs heterosubtype →serosubtyping 64% match — classification according to serosubtype vs heterosubtype →heterosubspecific 62% match — Relating to different subspecies vs heterosubtype →subserovar 62% match — A subset of a serovar vs heterosubtype →intrasubtype 59% match — Within a subtype vs heterosubtype →subtypical 58% match — Relating to a subtype. vs heterosubtype →