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| 1. | [ adjective ] (biology) relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population | |
| Synonyms: | polymorphic | |
| Examples: | "a polymorphic species" |
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| Related terms: | biology polymorphism polymorphism | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (chemistry) relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms | |
| Synonyms: | polymorphic | |
| Examples: | "polymorphous crystalzation" |
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| Related terms: | chemistry polymorphism polymorphism | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having or occurring in several distinct forms | |
| Synonyms: | polymorphic | |
| Examples: | "man is both polymorpphic and polytypic" "a polymorphous god" |
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| Related terms: | multiform | |
| Similar spelling: |
polymorph polymorphism polymorphic polymorphemic |
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