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pol⋅y⋅morph

  [pol-ee-mawrf]
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–noun
1. Biology. an organism having more than one adult form, as the different castes in social ants.
2. Crystallography. any of the crystal forms assumed by a substance that exhibits polymorphism.
3. Anatomy. granulocyte.
Origin:
1820–30; < Gk polýmorphos; see poly-, -morph

Related forms:
pol⋅y⋅mor⋅phic, adjective
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pol·y·mor·phism   (pŏl'ē-môr'fĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Biology The occurrence of different forms, stages, or types in individual organisms or in organisms of the same species, independent of sexual variations.

  2. Chemistry Crystallization of a compound in at least two distinct forms. Also called pleomorphism.

pol'y·mor'phic, pol'y·mor'phous adj., pol'y·mor'phous·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: poly·morph
Pronunciation: 'päl-i-"morf
Function: noun
1 : a polymorphic organism; also : one of the severalforms of such an organism
2 : any of the crystalline forms of a polymorphic substance
3 : a polymorphonuclear leukocyte

Main Entry: poly·mor·phic
Pronunciation: "päl-i-'mor-fik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or having polymorphism polymorphic species> polymorphic genetic locus> <polymorphic proteins> —poly·mor·phi·cal·ly /-fi-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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