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polymorphous polymorphous definition

polymorphous


 
  Overview  of  adj  polymorphous 
 
  The  adj  polymorphous  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  polymorphous,  polymorphic  --  ((chemistry)  relating  to  the  crystallization  of  a  compound  in  two  or  more  different  forms;  "polymorphous  crystalzation") 
  2.  polymorphic,  polymorphous  --  ((biology)  relating  to  the  occurrence  of  more  than  one  kind  of  individual  (independent  of  sexual  differences)  in  an  interbreeding  population;  "a  polymorphic  species") 
  3.  polymorphic,  polymorphous  --  (having  or  occurring  in  several  distinct  forms;  "man  is  both  polymorpphic  and  polytypic";  "a  polymorphous  god") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  polymorphous 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  polymorphous 
 
  Sense  3 
  polymorphic,  polymorphous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  multiform)  ->  uniform,  unvarying 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  polymorphous 
 
  3  senses  of  polymorphous 
 
  Sense  1 
  polymorphous,  polymorphic 
  Pertains  to  noun  polymorphism  (Sense  1) 
  =>polymorphism,  pleomorphism 
  =>  chemical  phenomenon 
 
  Sense  2 
  polymorphic,  polymorphous 
  Pertains  to  noun  polymorphism  (Sense  2) 
  =>polymorphism 
  =>  organic  phenomenon 
 
  Sense  3 
  polymorphic,  polymorphous 
  =>  multiform  (vs.  uniform) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  polymorphous 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  polymorphous 
 
  polymorphous  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  polymorphous 
  polymorphous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  polymorphous 
 
  The  adj  polymorphous  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  polymorphous,  polymorphic  --  ((chemistry)  relating  to  the  crystallization  of  a  compound  in  two  or  more  different  forms;  "polymorphous  crystalzation") 
  2.  polymorphic,  polymorphous  --  ((biology)  relating  to  the  occurrence  of  more  than  one  kind  of  individual  (independent  of  sexual  differences)  in  an  interbreeding  population;  "a  polymorphic  species") 
  3.  polymorphic,  polymorphous  --  (having  or  occurring  in  several  distinct  forms;  "man  is  both  polymorpphic  and  polytypic";  "a  polymorphous  god") 



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