polymorphous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
    polymorphic.
    • polymorphous crystallization
  2. adjective relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
    polymorphic.
    • a polymorphic species
  3. adjective satellite having or occurring in several distinct forms
    polymorphic.
    • man is both polymorphic and polytypic
    • a polymorphous god

WordNet

Pol`y*mor"phous adjective
Definitions
  1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author. De Quincey.
  2. (Biol.) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic.

Webster 1913