polymorph
[pol-ee-mawrf]
noun
Biology. an organism having more than one adult form, as the different castes in social ants.
Crystallography. any of the crystal forms assumed by a substance that exhibits polymorphism.
Anatomy. granulocyte.
Origin of polymorph
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polymorph
noun
Word Origin for polymorph
C19: from Greek polumorphos having many forms
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