polymorphous

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more polymorphous

Superlative

most polymorphous

1.
Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles
2.
(biology) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms
1913, R. Chodat in Popular Science Monthly Volume 82 Janauay 1913, A Grain of Wheat In order to establish itself in any locality a plant must hold its own against competitors which, masters of the soil from time immemorial, have been selected to fit the soil and climate. Moreover, emmer is not cultivated anywhere in Palestine. This wild wheat is furthermore a different plant from any known in cultivation, a polymorphous race, no doubt, but a distinct one.
3.
(chemistry) Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

multiform polymorphic protean

Trái nghĩa

amorphous

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From polymorphus, from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (multiform, manifold), from πολυ- (many, much) + μορφή (form, shape). poly-.