polymorph noun. ['pɒlɪmɔ:f] E19.
[from Greek polumorphos: see POLYMORPHOUS.]
1. Zoology & Botany. A polymorphous organism; an individual of a polymorphous species. E19.

2. Chemistry & Mineralogy. Each of a number of substances of identical chemical composition but different crystalline structure. L19.

3. Medicine. A polymorphonuclear leucocyte. E20.

■ polymorphy noun polymorphism M19.

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