polymorphous

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• Polymorphous — Pol y*mor phous, a. 1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; opposed to monomorphic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• polymorphous — UK [ˌpɒlɪˈmɔː(r)fəs] / US [ˌpɑlɪˈmɔrfəs] or polymorphic UK [ˌpɒlɪˈmɔː(r)fɪk] / US [ˌpɑlɪˈmɔrfɪk] adjective science a polymorphous animal or plant has different forms at different stages of its development …   English dictionary

• polymorphous — index protean Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• polymorphous — (adj.) 1785, from Gk. polymorphos, from poly (see POLY (Cf. poly )) + morphe shape (see MORPHEUS (Cf. Morpheus)). Related: Polymorphic; polymorphism …   Etymology dictionary

• polymorphous — [pä΄i môr′fikpäl΄i môr′fəs] adj. [Gr polymorphos: see POLY & MORPH] of, having, or exhibiting polymorphism: also polymorphic [pä΄i môr′fik] polymorphously adv …   English World dictionary

• polymorphous — adjective Etymology: Greek polymorphos, from poly + morphos morphous Date: 1785 having, assuming, or occurring in various forms, characters, or styles ; polymorphic < a polymorphous rash > < polymorphous sexuality > • polymorphously adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• polymorphous — adjective 1. relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms polymorphous crystallization • Syn: ↑polymorphic • Pertains to noun: ↑polymorphism (for: ↑polymorphic), ↑polymorphism …   Useful english dictionary

• polymorphous — adjective a) Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author. b) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; opposed to monomorphic …   Wiktionary

• polymorphous — SYN: polymorphic. * * * poly·mor·phous mȯr fəs adj having, assuming, or occurring in various forms: POLYMORPHIC <polymorphous skin rashes> poly·mor·phous·ly adv * * * poly·mor·phous (pol″e morґfəs) polymorphic …   Medical dictionary

• polymorphous — pol|y|morph|ous [ ,pali mɔrfəs ] or pol|y|mor|phic [ ,pali mɔrfık ] adjective SCIENCE a polymorphous animal or plant has various forms at different stages of its development …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Polymorphous perversity — Polymorphous perverse is a psychoanalytic term for human ability to gain sexual gratification outside socially normative sexual behaviors. Sigmund Freud used this term to describe the normal sexual disposition of humans from infancy to about age… …   Wikipedia