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Definition of Pleomorphism

1. Noun. (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound.

2. Noun. (biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms.

Definition of Pleomorphism

1. n. The property of crystallizing under two or more distinct fundamental forms, including dimorphism and trimorphism.

Definition of Pleomorphism

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pleomorphism

1. Having different forms at different stages of the life cycle. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleomorphism

pleochroism pleochroism pleochroisms pleochromatic pleochromatism pleocytosis pleomastia pleomorphic pleomorphic pleomorphic adenoma

pleomorphic lipoma pleomorphic oligodendroglioma pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma pleomorphism (current term) pleomorphism (current term) pleomorphisms pleomorphous pleon pleonal

pleonasm pleonasm pleonasms pleonast pleonaste pleonaste pleonastic pleonastically pleonasts pleonectic

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