pleomorphism

noun

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

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

Roots

pleonpleo- · Greek · more morphemorph- · Greek · form ismos-ism · Greek · state or condition

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