"pleomorphism" meaning in English

See pleomorphism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pleomorphism.wav Forms: pleomorphisms [plural]
Etymology: From pleo- (“full, many”) + -morphism. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pleo|morphism|t1=full, many}} pleo- (“full, many”) + -morphism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pleomorphism (countable and uncountable, plural pleomorphisms)
  1. (biology) The occurrence of multiple structural forms during the life cycle of an organism. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-pleomorphism-en-noun-8m-kZaeX Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (chemistry) Synonym of polymorphism Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: polymorphism [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-pleomorphism-en-noun-3SER3YUL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pleo-, English terms suffixed with -morphism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pleo-: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: neopleomorphism, pleomorphic

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Alternative forms

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