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dimorph

[ dahy-mawrf ]

noun

, Crystallography.
  1. either of the two forms assumed by a mineral or other chemical substance exhibiting dimorphism.


dimorph

/ ˈdaɪmɔːf /

noun

  1. either of two forms of a substance that exhibits dimorphism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dimorph1

< Greek dímorphos having two shapes; di- 1, -morph

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