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diphasic

British  
/ daɪˈfeɪzɪk /

adjective

  1. zoology (of parasites) having a free active stage in the life cycle

  2. physics another word for diphase

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There would therefore  be no continuous balance, and we obtain instead a very interesting diphasic record.

From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose

It need only be added here that the diphasic variations as exhibited by metals are in every way counterparts of similar phenomena observed in animal tissues.

From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose

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