polymorph
[ pol-ee-mawrf ]
/ ˈpɒl iˌmɔrf /
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for polymorph
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 called: polymorphonuclear 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
Word Origin for polymorph
C19: from Greek polumorphos having many forms
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