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morphosis

American  
[mawr-foh-sis] / mɔrˈfoʊ sɪs /

noun

Biology.

plural

morphoses

  1. the sequence or manner of development or change in an organism or any of its parts.

morphosis British  
/ mɔːˈfɒtɪk, mɔːˈfəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. biology development in an organism or its parts characterized by structural change

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Other Word Forms

  • morphotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of morphosis

1665–75; < New Latin < Greek mórphōsis, equivalent to morph ( oûn ) to shape + -ōsis -osis

Example Sentences

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The particles of which the substance is composed have an active molecular motion, but the morphosis of the production has not yet been properly observed.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 by Various

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