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(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
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polymorphism
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In programming languages and type theory , polymorphism (from Greek πολύς, polys, "many, much" and μορφή, morphē, "form, shape") is the provision of a single interface to entities of different types . A polymorphic type is one whose operations can also ...
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1839, from polymorph + -ism .
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n. 1 The ability to assume different forms or shapes. 2 (context biology English) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents. 3 (context ...
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n. (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound [syn: pleomorphism ] (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
Usage examples of polymorphism.
A restriction fragment length polymorphism DNA test could eliminate virtually any possibility that the blood had come from anyone else.
We have recently developed and refined a subset of DNA testing called RFLPS, which stands for restriction fragment length polymorphism.