polymorph

[ pol-ee-mawrf ]
/ ˈpɒl iˌmɔrf /

noun

Biology. an organism having more than one adult form, as the different castes in social ants.
Crystallography. any of the crystal forms assumed by a substance that exhibits polymorphism.
Anatomy. granulocyte.

Origin of polymorph

1820–30; < Greek polýmorphos; see poly-, -morph

OTHER WORDS FROM polymorph

pol·y·mor·phic, adjective

Words nearby polymorph

polymerism, polymerization, polymerize, polymerous, polymethyl methacrylate, polymorph, polymorphic function, polymorphic reticulosis, polymorphism, polymorphocellular, polymorphonuclear

British Dictionary definitions for polymorph

polymorph
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌmɔːf) /

noun

a species of animal or plant that exhibits polymorphism
any of the crystalline forms of a chemical compound that exhibits polymorphism
Also called: polymorphonuclear leucocyte any of a group of white blood cells that have lobed nuclei and granular cytoplasm and function as phagocytes; they include neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils

Word Origin for polymorph

C19: from Greek polumorphos having many forms