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noun

Polymorphism n.

(Crystallog.) Same as Pleomorphism.

(Biol.)

(a)

The capability of assuming different forms; the capability of widely varying in form.

(b)

Existence in many forms; the coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.

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Etymology of 'Polymorphism'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Polymorphism" : genetic science, SNP, pleomorphism, dimorphism, organic phenomenon, chemistry, polymorphic, polymorphous, chemical phenomenon, chemical science, biology, genetics, single nucleotide polymorphism