pol·y·morph (p l  -môrf )n. 1. Biology An organism characterized by polymorphism. 2. Chemistry A specific crystalline form of a compound that can crystallize in different forms. |
polymorph [ˈpɒlɪˌmɔːf]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a species of animal or plant that exhibits polymorphism
2. (Chemistry) any of the crystalline forms of a chemical compound that exhibits polymorphism
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Also called polymorphonuclear leucocyte any of a group of white blood cells that have lobed nuclei and granular cytoplasm and function as phagocytes; they include neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils
[from Greek polumorphos having many forms]
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