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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 categorychemical 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 categorybiological science, biology









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