Associations to the word «Polymorphous»
Verb
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Wiktionary
POLYMORPHOUS, adjective. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author.
POLYMORPHOUS, adjective. (biology) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic.
POLYMORPHOUS, adjective. (chemistry) Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic
Dictionary definition
POLYMORPHOUS, adjective. Relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms; "polymorphous crystallization".
POLYMORPHOUS, adjective. Relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; "a polymorphic species".
POLYMORPHOUS, adjective. Having or occurring in several distinct forms; "man is both polymorphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.