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pleomorphism

pleo·morp·hism

US/ˌpliʌˈmɔfɪzʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound

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2.

(biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms

Origin

From pleo- (“full, many”) + -morphism.

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