Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Biology One of the forms of a polymorphic organism.
- noun Chemistry A specific crystalline form of a compound that can crystallize in different forms.
- noun Immunology A polymorphonuclear leukocyte; a neutrophil.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a substance which crystallizes in two or more forms distinct from each other. See
dimorphism and trimorphism. - noun In biology, an organism exhibiting or characterized by polymorphism; an individual member of a species or other group which differs from other members of the same group to an unusual degree.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Crystallog.) A substance capable of crystallizing in several distinct forms; also, any one of these forms. Cf.
allomorph .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology Any
organism that showspolymorphism - noun chemistry, geology Any substance or
mineral that forms different types ofcrystal
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites
Etymologies
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Examples
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A genetically-engineered lifeform GELF known as a polymorph has gotten loose on the ship.
Wertzone Classics: Red Dwarf III Adam Whitehead 2009
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"Because of the types of patents that expire beyond 2019 and the mixed track record of success with crystal polymorph patents, there is uncertainty on the exclusivity period for Revlimid beyond 2019," Wei wrote in a note to clients.
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In 1998 a more stable polymorph appeared in the American manufacturing plant.
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The population of the original polymorph diminishes as it is converted into the new form: it is a “disappearing polymorph.”
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Smithkline argued that it was a disappearing polymorph, that the hemihydrate form had not existed before they had created it in their labs, and that it was up to Apotex to remove the hemihydrate from its product or pay it a royalty.
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Any alien species will either look completely human (Superman) or have the ability to polymorph into a human (Martian Manhunter).
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Another instance of the “disappearing polymorph” may be the anti-depressant, Paxil (U.S. brand name for the chemical paroxetine hydrochloride).
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Revlimid is covered by 12 patents, including a patent covering the composition of Revlimid that expires in 2019 and a polymorph patent, covering another form of the compound, that expires in 2026.
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It converted the old form of the drug into a new polymorph, Form 2, that did not fight AIDS nearly as well.
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Emohawk: Polymorph II is the sequel to Season 3's Polymorph although it also sees the return of Ace Rimmer (from Season 4's Dimension Jump) and Duane Dibley (from Season 5's Back to Reality) after the crew enrage a bunch of GELFs, who dispatch a new, more capable version of the polymorph after them in revenge.
Red Dwarf VI Adam Whitehead 2009
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