polymorphous
adjective
1. relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
- polymorphous crystallization
Similar word(s): polymorphic
2. relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
- a polymorphic species
Similar word(s): polymorphic
3. having or occurring in several distinct forms
- man is both polymorphic and polytypic
- a polymorphous god
Similar word(s): multiform, polymorphic