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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
/ ˈpɒlɪˌmɔːf /
noun
- a species of animal or plant that exhibits polymorphism
- any of the crystalline forms of a chemical compound that exhibits polymorphism
- Also calledpolymorphonuclear 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
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- pol·y·mor·phic [pol-ee-, mawr, -fik] adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polymorph1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polymorph1
C19: from Greek polumorphos having many forms
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