polymorphous Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
polymorphic.
- polymorphous crystallization
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adjective relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
polymorphic.
- a polymorphic species
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adjective satellite having or occurring in several distinct forms
polymorphic.
- man is both polymorphic and polytypic
- a polymorphous god
WordNet
Pol`y*mor"phous adjective
Definitions
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Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; De Quincey.as, a .polymorphous author -
(Biol.) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic.