variant
adjective
tending to change or alter; exhibiting variety or diversity; varying.
variants
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pluralof variant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Like hands, all amino acids exist as two mirrored variants, but only one of them is found in the proteins in the body's cells.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Torcal will sit at the more affordable end of Bentley’s product portfolio, similar to the Bentayga, a larger SUV named after another Spanish mountain range that comes in combustion-engine and hybrid variants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers could follow individual variants in remarkable detail because genome sequences were usually linked to precise dates.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
This technique examines the portions of DNA that contain instructions for making proteins, allowing scientists to search across thousands of genes for unusual variants shared by affected individuals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Hemoglobin has multiple variants, including some that are specific to the fetus.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
