Polymorph

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  • noun. One of the forms of a polymorphic organism.
  • noun. A specific crystalline form of a compound that can crystallize in different forms.
  • noun. A polymorphonuclear leukocyte; a neutrophil.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In chem., a substance which crystallizes in two or more forms distinct from each other. See dimorphism and trimorphism.
  • noun. In biology, an organism exhibiting or characterized by polymorphism; an individual member of a species or other group which differs from other members of the same group to an unusual degree.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A substance capable of crystallizing in several distinct forms; also, any one of these forms. Cf. allomorph.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any organism that shows polymorphism
  • noun. Any substance or mineral that forms different types of crystal
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites
    • Form
    polymorphic  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    being  organism  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    andcan  base/base  busta  carotene  conformer  
    variant
    allomorph  
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