allomorph
(noun)
noun
1. any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound
- calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite
Definition categories: substance, compound
2. a variant phonological representation of a morpheme
- the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme
Definition categories: communication, morpheme