Dimorphous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dimorphous \Di*mor"phous\, a. [Cf. F. dimorphe.]
     1. (Biol.) Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two
        distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic.
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     2. (Crystallog.) Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally


        different, while having the same chemical composition.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dimorphous
       adj : occurring or existing in two different forms; "dimorphic
             crystals"; "dimorphous organisms" [syn: {dimorphic}]