Dictionary Check: polymorphous
"polymorphous" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
Example:
"polymorphous crystallization"
adjective
relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
Example:
"a polymorphic species"
adjective
having or occurring in several distinct forms
Example:
"man is both polymorphic and polytypic"
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