allomorph

[ al-uh-mawrf ]
/ ˈæl əˌmɔrf /

noun

any of two or more different forms of the same chemical compound.
Linguistics. one of the alternate contextually determined phonological shapes of a morpheme, as en in oxen, which is an allomorph of the English plural morpheme. Compare morph.
Mineralogy. paramorph.

Origin of allomorph

First recorded in 1865–70; allo- + -morph

OTHER WORDS FROM allomorph

al·lo·mor·phic, adjective

Words nearby allomorph

allolalia, allomerism, allomerize, allometry, allomone, allomorph, allomorphism, allonge, allongé, allonym, allopath

British Dictionary definitions for allomorph

allomorph
/ (ˈæləˌmɔːf) /

noun

linguistics any of the phonological representations of a single morpheme. For example, the final (s) and (z) sounds of bets and beds are allomorphs of the English noun-plural morpheme
any of two or more different crystalline forms of a chemical compound, such as a mineral

Derived forms of allomorph

allomorphic, adjective