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POLYMORPHOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or occurring in several distinct forms
Example:
a polymorphous god
Synonyms:
polymorphic; polymorphous
Classified under:
Similar:
multiform (occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
Example:
a polymorphic species
Synonyms:
polymorphic; polymorphous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Pertainym:
polymorphism ((biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences))
Derivation:
polymorphism ((biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
Example:
polymorphous crystallization
Synonyms:
polymorphic; polymorphous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Pertainym:
polymorphism ((chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound)
Derivation:
polymorphism ((chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound)
