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Pleomorphism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Pleomorphism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

3

the occurrence of multiple structural forms during the life cycle of an organism

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
chemical phenomenon organic phenomenon
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dimorphism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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