Dimorphous

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Existing in two forms; dimorphic: specifically applied in crystallography to a substance whose crystals occur in two distinct forms.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic.
  • adjective. Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally different, while having the same chemical composition.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. occurring or existing in two different forms
  • Word Usage
    "In biological terms, these are the characteristic behaviors of sexually dimorphous territorial animals."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dimorphic