nnoun.phenomenon(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compoundTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Synset:polymorphism
Derivationally Related Form:pleomorphicpolymorphouspolymorphic
Hypernyms:chemical phenomenon
Inherited Hypernyms:polymorphismchemical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:dimorphism
nnoun.phenomenon(biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organismsTopic:biological sciencebiology
Derivationally Related Form:pleomorphic
Hypernyms:organic phenomenon
Inherited Hypernyms:pleomorphismorganic phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity