polymorphous meaning and definition

POLYMORPHOUS adjective

Definition of polymorphous (adjective)

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