polymorph
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.
Origin of polymorph
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- pol·y·mor·phic [pol-ee-mawr-fik] /ˌpɒl iˈmɔr fɪk/ adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for polymorph
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌmɔːf) /
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
Origin of polymorph
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