POLYMORPHOUS

polymorphic, polymorphous

(adjective) having or occurring in several distinct forms; “man is both polymorphic and polytypic”; “a polymorphous god”

polymorphic, polymorphous

(adjective) relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; “a polymorphic species”

polymorphous, polymorphic

(adjective) relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms; “polymorphous crystallization”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

polymorphous (comparative more polymorphous, superlative most polymorphous)

Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles

(biology) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms

(chemistry) Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic

Synonyms

• (having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles): multiform, polymorphic, protean; See also multiform

Antonyms

(in biology): monomorphic

Source: Wiktionary

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Pol`y*mor"phous, a.

1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author. De Quincey.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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