Definition of Dimorph

1. n. Either one of the two forms of a dimorphous substance; as, calcite and aragonite are dimorphs.

Definition of Dimorph

1. Noun. Either of a pair of dimorphous substances ¹

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Definition of Dimorph

1. either of two distinct forms [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dimorph

1. Either one of the two forms of a dimorphous substance; as, calcite and aragonite are dimorphs. Origin: Gr. Two-formed; twice (see Di-) + form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dimorph

dimly
dimmable
dimmed
dimmer
dimmer switch
dimmer switches
dimmers
dimmest
dimming
dimmings
dimmish
dimmy
dimness
dimnesses
dimolecular
dimorph (current term)
dimorphic
dimorphic anaemia
dimorphisms
dimorphite
dimorpholamine
dimorphotheca
dimorphous leprosy
dimorphs
dimout
dimouts
dimp
dimple

Literary usage of Dimorph

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1908)
"They also came to the conclusion that the dimorph, after continuing in an un- ... The dimorph of the first differs from the second in wanting the ..."

2. Chemische Mineralogie by Reinhard Brauns (1896)
"... wenn zwei Reihen isomorpher Körper durch ein Glied oder mehrere Glieder verbunden sind, die in beiden Reihen auftreten, also dimorph sind. ..."

3. A Glossary of Botanic Terms, with Their Derivation and Accent by Benjamin Daydon Jackson (1905)
"... shape), occurring under two forms ; dimorph'ism, the state of presenting two forms, as long or short-styled flowers in the same species. dimo'tus (Lat., ..."

4. Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society by London Mathematical Society (1898)
"Comparing Art. 9, 11, it is seen that either ^ = /, y, = g ; *o = /2 = x\ ; t/2 = 2#2 = 5 " or T = h = A, u •= Y (29) Thus "Every dimorph ..."

5. Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society by London Mathematical Society (1897)
"The condition (17) that F should be dimorph when/ is monomorph is the most important; it is needed from the fact that, in all the quotient-theorems of Art. ..."

6. A Dictionary of medical terminology, dental surgery, and the collateral sciences by Chapin Aaron Harris, Ferdinand James Samuel Gorgas (1882)
"In Botany, half-formed ; ex- nding halfway round. dimorph ism. From <J<f, twice, ... dimorph'on*. Dissimilarity of structure. Din'ical. ..."

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