polymorph

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  1. noun Biology An organism characterized by polymorphism.
  2. noun Chemistry A specific crystalline form of a compound that can crystallize in different forms.

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  • I proposed nanobugs that would convert CO2 into a solid polymorph, “carba,” that could be gathered up more conveniently for offworld shipment[6]. —  AnalogSFF,December2006
  • MGMT, and MAL are suitable as markers for early tumor detection. abstract alzheimer animals augen autism bladder bluthochdruck cancer cyp datenbank dementia depression egfr endo endokrinologie eye gen gene heart herz immun jak2 ldlr lung mental methods methyl nat neues neuro noonan pdf polymorph renal review thrombose tumor x-inactivation CiteULike organises scholarly (or academic) papers or literature and provides bibliographic (which means it makes bibliographies) for universities and higher education establishments. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Cute graphics, a new concept pet system called North Mate and a polymorph system using cards are just some of the features from the game. —  GamersHell.com - Latest News
  • The mineral is a high pressure polymorph of chromite-spinel with a density about 10\% denser than chromite. —  EurekAlert! - Breaking News
  • Xieite, a new mineral of high-pressure FeCr2O4 polymorph. —  EurekAlert! - Breaking News
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  1. from Greek πολύς, many, + μορφή, form.
 

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/ˈpɑlɪmɔrf/
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