English adjective: polymorphous | |||
| 1. | polymorphous relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms | ||
| Samples | Polymorphous crystallization. | ||
| Synonyms | polymorphic | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
| 2. | polymorphous relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population | ||
| Samples | A polymorphic species. | ||
| Synonyms | polymorphic | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| 3. | polymorphous having or occurring in several distinct forms | ||
| Samples | Man is both polymorphic and polytypic. A polymorphous god. | ||
| Synonyms | polymorphic | ||
| Similar | multiform | ||
| Antonyms | uniform, unvarying | ||