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pleomorphism

DEFINITIONS OF: pleomorphism

1

n (biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms

Type of:
organic phenomenon
(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals

n (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound

Synonyms:
polymorphism
Types:
dimorphism
(chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms
Type of:
chemical phenomenon
any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)
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