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Webster 1913 Edition
Polymorphous
Polˊy-mor′phous
,Adj.
1.
Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles;
as, a
. polymorphous
authorDe Quincey.
2.
(Biol.)
Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; – opposed to monomorphic.
Webster 1828 Edition
Polymorphous
POLYMORPH'OUS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
polymorphous
polymorphous
English
Adjective
polymorphous (comparative more polymorphous, superlative most polymorphous)
- Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author.
- (biology) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic.
- (chemistry) Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic
Translations
Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles
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Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms
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Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic
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Related terms
References
- polymorphous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- polymorphous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- polymorphous at OneLook Dictionary Search