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ˈpɒl iˌmɔrfpo·ly·morph

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. polymorphnoun

    an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites

Wiktionary

  1. polymorphnoun

    Any organism that shows polymorphism

  2. polymorphnoun

    Any substance or mineral that forms different types of crystal

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  1. polymorph

    A polymorph generally refers to an organism or substance that exists or can exist in multiple forms. This term is utilized in various scientific fields such as biology, where it describes species with two or more different forms in the same population, and chemistry, where it relates to a compound that has different crystalline forms. It's also used in pharmaceutical science to describe drugs that have more than one crystalline form.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Polymorphnoun

    a substance capable of crystallizing in several distinct forms; also, any one of these forms. Cf. Allomorph

  2. Etymology: [Gr. multiform; poly`s many + morfh` form: cf. F. polymorphe.]

Wikidata

  1. Polymorph

    "Polymorph" is the third episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series III, and the fifteenth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 28 November 1989. It is considered by some to be the series' best. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, the episode has the crew fighting a shapeshifting, emotion-stealing creature. It is the only Red Dwarf episode to feature a pre-credits warning about the content. The episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of polymorph in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of polymorph in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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