Dictionary Check: polymorphous

"polymorphous" is a valid word!

Scrabble 24 points
Words with Friends 27 points

Definition

adjective

relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms

Example: "polymorphous crystallization"
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adjective

relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population

Example: "a polymorphic species"
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adjective

having or occurring in several distinct forms

Example: "man is both polymorphic and polytypic"
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