polymorphic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
    polymorphous.
    • polymorphous crystallization
  2. adjective relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
    polymorphous.
    • a polymorphic species
  3. adjective satellite having or occurring in several distinct forms
    polymorphous.
    • man is both polymorphic and polytypic
    • a polymorphous god

WordNet


Pol`y*mor"phic adjective
Definitions
  1. Polymorphous.

Webster 1913