English noun: dimorphism | |||
1. | dimorphism (phenomenon) (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pleomorphism, polymorphism | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
2. | dimorphism (phenomenon) (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | polymorphism | ||
Domain category | biological science, biology | ||