Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Same as polymorphous.
Wiktionary
- adj. relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Polymorphous.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
- adj. having or occurring in several distinct forms
- adj. relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
Examples
“This equilibrium is known as polymorphic, by contrast with the monomorphic equilibria that arise when either of the alleles has gone to fixation.”
“And this is known as a polymorphic virus or worm, in that each time it's transmitted, it comes in a different guise.”
“The ABO gene is highly polymorphic, which is thought to be related to evolutionary changes for host-pathogen interactions, as many pathogens utilize surface glycoproteins in host invasion.”
“Since butters are comprised of many different fatty acid chains, they are described as "polymorphic," which means that they have the ability to crystallize in several different forms according to how the liquid fat is solidified.”
“Elisa is doing a "polymorphic" dress with a caplet.”
“It is kind of polymorphic behaviour because of multiple classes and events getting wired automatically.”
“Other cybersecurity experts cite a growing threat from so-called "polymorphic" spyware that can change its digital signature to millions of different combinations to evade identification by anti-virus software.”
“Because it could make this vision of a new computing platform real and because it allowed me to use the word "polymorphic" in a sentence,”
“I had chosen "polymorphic" because there are "many forms" in it ... sorry for the previous misinformation, that was my mental lapse.”
“As Williams notes, Koobface is highly polymorphic, meaning that it's constantly changing to look like something else.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘polymorphic’.
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ghost
This is Ghost List 2 ( the kind that go 'boo!' ) :P
( open list )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/macabrephantom, spectral, specter, spectre, spooky, poltergeist, haunt, spirit, banshee, cryptic, shadow, phantasm and 311 more...
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Words build meanings from origins( et...
These come from gamma meditation ,I think.
discursive, exogenous, machinations, purportedly, sumptuous, congruity, cantankerous, incongruous, festoon, hessian, ratiocinative, stratigraphic and 2057 more...
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Mat8iou's interesting words
Words I've come across & want to remember.
bloviation, elginism, panegyric, infandous, boke, pangram, quine, pareto principle, panopticon, snib, escutcheon, bokeh and 129 more...
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How very mikeropological..
Basically it's just mikeropology's words, but with his username turned into an adjectivally splendid list name.
mikeropology, squoze, anthropromorphism, mullu, spondylus, goobers, hipster, burnt umber, ochre, canvas, lapizure, burnt sienna and 172 more...
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biological
( personal list, randomness )
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/dead--1
related external links:
hypermobility, amphibious, immortality, cybernetic, endothelium, hyperform, biodiversity, adaptation, thermoregulation, ecophysiology, ectothermic, endothermic and 111 more... -
vorpal's Words
parabiosis, penumbra, defenestrate, portmanteau, sturm und drang, perspicacious, quixotic, copacetic, obfuscate, inveigle, shadenfreude, cloister and 349 more...
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djpappas's list
heretical, polymorphic, transtitial, actionable, transmogrify, supercalifrigilis..., insipid, heuristic, xenophobic, tautology, saccade
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