polymorphic
po·ly·morp·hic
adjective
1.
relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
- “polymorphous crystallization”
2.
relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
- “a polymorphic species”
3.
having or occurring in several distinct forms
- “man is both polymorpphic and polytypic”
- “a polymorphous god”
Origin
From poly- + -morphic.
Phrases
- catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
- polymorphic content
- polymorphic iteration
Related words
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