trimorph

[ trahy-mawrf ]

/ ˈtraɪ mɔrf /

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noun Crystallography.

a substance existing in three structurally distinct forms; a trimorphous substance.

any of the three forms.

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Origin of trimorph

First recorded in 1905–10, trimorph is from the Greek word trímorphos having three forms. See tri-, -morph

Words nearby trimorph

trimming, trimodal, trimolecular, trim one's sails, trimonthly, trimorph, trimorphism, trimotor, trim rail, trim size, trim tab

British Dictionary definitions for trimorph

trimorph

/ (ˈtraɪmɔːf) /

noun

a substance, esp a mineral, that exists in three distinct forms

any of the forms in which such a structure exists

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