polymorphous
has definitions from the fields of biology,chemistry,crystallography
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[ adjective ] (biology) relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
Synonyms Examples "a polymorphic species" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (chemistry) relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
Synonyms Examples "polymorphous crystalzation" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having or occurring in several distinct forms
Synonyms Examples "man is both polymorpphic and polytypic" "a polymorphous god" Related terms |
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