electromorphicadj.
/ᵻˌlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˈmɔrfɪk/, /iˌlɛktrəˈmɔrfɪk/ 1. Having an electrical form or nature.Apparently an isolated use.
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1907 Philos. Rev. 16 362 ‘They ask if, instead of giving a mechanical interpretation of electricity, it might not be allowable to give..an electric interpretation of matter and motion.’.. And doubtless there will come a time when this electromorphic representation of the physical universe will itself be overthrown by some new conception.
2. Biochemistry. Of or relating to an electromorph.
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1976 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 5 84 There were several categories of heat resistance within a single electromorphic category. These ‘hidden’ variants cause an underestimation of variability.
2002 Copeia No. 4. 1120/2 For phylogenetic interpretation of variation in emydid hemoglobins, each electromorphic pattern, Hb A and D collectively, can be considered a single character..with multiple character states.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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