POLYMORPHIC
\pˌɒlɪmˈɔːfɪk], \pˌɒlɪmˈɔːfɪk], \p_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_m_ˈɔː_f_ɪ_k]\
Definitions of POLYMORPHIC
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relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; "a polymorphic species"
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relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms; "polymorphous crystallization"
By Princeton University
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Syn.: heteromorphous. Showing widely different types of structure or varieties of appearance. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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