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Pleomorphism

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms

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(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound

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synonym
polymorphism
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Pleomorphisms
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Pleomorphism's
pluralpossessive
Pleomorphisms'