Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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polymorphous | No | Yes | No | No |
polymorphism | Yes | No | No | No |
polymorphous (noun) | polymorphism (noun) |
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(biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) | |
(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound | |
(genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on |
polymorphous (adjective) | polymorphism (adjective) |
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relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population | |
relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms | |
having or occurring in several distinct forms |