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View synonyms for polymorphous

polymorphous

[ pol-ee-mawr-fuhs ]

adjective

  1. having, assuming, or passing through many or various forms, stages, or the like.


polymorphous

/ ˌpɒlɪˈmɔːfəs /

adjective

  1. having, taking, or passing through many different forms or stages
  2. (of a substance) exhibiting polymorphism
  3. (of an animal or plant) displaying or undergoing polymorphism
“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 polymorphous1

First recorded in 1775–85, polymorphous is from the Greek word polýmorphos “multiform”; poly-, -morphous
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Example Sentences

The nucleus is not polymorphous, but usually divided into two, though it may be single.

The polymorphonuclear leucocytes have only a few very minute coccal-shaped oxyphile granules, the nucleus is polymorphous.

Polymorphous, pol-i-mor′fus, adj. having many forms: varying in appearance: taking on many changes—also Polymor′phic.

The physical conditions under which polymorphous modifications are prepared control the form which the substance assumes.

(a) The centrifugal fibres consist as above described of the fibre processes of the pyramidal and polymorphous cells.

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