American English pronunciation
How to pronounce polymorphic
IPA transcription: [,pɑ,li'mɔɹfɪk]
Pronunciation variants: [,pɑ,li'mɔɹfɪk][,pɑ,li'mɚfɪk]
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Adjective
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relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
“polymorphous crystallization”
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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”
Adjective
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having or occurring in several distinct forms
“man is both polymorphic and polytypic”
“a polymorphous god”
Usage examples
- A good example of a plant with many polymorphic chemotypes is "Thymus vulgaris".