dimorph

[ dahy-mawrf ]
/ ˈdaɪ mɔrf /

noun Crystallography.

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

Origin of dimorph

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

Words nearby dimorph

dimitrios i, dimitrov, dimitrovo, dimity, dimmer, dimorph, dimorphism, dimorphite, dimorphous, dimp, dimple

British Dictionary definitions for dimorph

dimorph
/ (ˈdaɪmɔːf) /

noun

either of two forms of a substance that exhibits dimorphism