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polymorph
[pol-ee-mawrf]
noun
Biology.an organism having more than one form or type as a result of discontinuous variation.
Crystallography.any of the crystal forms assumed by a substance that exhibits polymorphism.
Anatomy.granulocyte.
polymorph
/ ˈɒɪˌɔː /
noun
a species of animal or plant that exhibits polymorphism
any of the crystalline forms of a chemical compound that exhibits polymorphism
Also called: polymorphonuclear leucocyte.any of a group of white blood cells that have lobed nuclei and granular cytoplasm and function as phagocytes; they include neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils
Other Word Forms
- polymorphic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of polymorph1
Word History and Origins
Origin of polymorph1
Example Sentences
The other silica polymorph was quartz, which lay like a ring around the coesite.
As an example, production of the high-pressure spinel polymorph of Li2MoO4 was only previously achieved in a high temperature and high-pressure chamber under a pressure more than 10,000 times the pressure of Earth's atmosphere.
In the comics, Kamala gains polymorph and other enhanced abilities after being exposed to a special mist that awakened latent powers that are tied to a race of superpowered, human-ish aliens.
Now a polymorph, Kamala initially struggles to control her powers but soon gets the hang of it after saving one of her schoolmates during a moment of danger.
A corollary of this idea is that if environmental conditions change, the relative abundance of each polymorph might change.
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