polymorph

pol·y·morph  (pl-môrf)

n.

1. Biology An organism characterized by polymorphism.

2. Chemistry A specific crystalline form of a compound that can crystallize in different forms.

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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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Noun

1.

polymorph - an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently