al·lo·morph 1 ( l  -môrf )n. See paramorph. al lo·morphic adj.al lo·morphism n. |
| al·lo·morph 2 (l-môrf) n. Any of the variant forms of a morpheme. For example, the phonetic (s) of cats (k ts), (z) of pigs (p gz), and (z) horses (hôrsz) are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme.[allo- + morph(eme).] al lo·morphic adj.al lo·morphism n. |
allomorphism [ˌæləˈmɔːfɪzəm]
n
(Chemistry) variation in the crystalline form of a chemical compound
allomorphism
variant crystalline structure in a chemical compound. — allomorphic, adj.
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