单词 | polymorph |
释义 | polymorph[ pol-ee-mawrf ] / ˈpɒl iˌmɔrf / nounBiology. an organism having more than one adult form, as the different castes in social ants. Crystallography. any of the crystal forms assumed by a substance that exhibits polymorphism. Anatomy. granulocyte. Origin of polymorph1820–30; <Greek polýmorphos;see poly-, -morph OTHER WORDS FROM polymorphpol·y·mor·phic, adjectiveWords nearby polymorphpolymerism, polymerization, polymerize, polymerous, polymethyl methacrylate, polymorph, polymorphic function, polymorphic reticulosis, polymorphism, polymorphocellular, polymorphonuclear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for polymorphpolymorph / (ˈpɒlɪˌmɔːf) / nouna species of animal or plant that exhibits polymorphism any of the crystalline forms of a chemical compound that exhibits polymorphism Also called: polymorphonuclear leucocyte any of a group of white blood cells that have lobed nuclei and granular cytoplasm and function as phagocytes; they include neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils Word Origin for polymorphC19: from Greek polumorphos having many forms Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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