"trimorphism" meaning in English

See trimorphism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: trimorphisms [plural]
Etymology: From tri- + -morphism. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tri|morphism}} tri- + -morphism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trimorphism (countable and uncountable, plural trimorphisms)
  1. (crystallography) The property of crystallizing in three distinct forms. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Crystallography Translations (property of crystallizing in three distinct forms): trimorfisme [masculine] (Catalan)
    Sense id: en-trimorphism-en-noun-uuV7JaBD Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'property of crystallizing in three distinct forms': 80 20
  2. (biology) The coexistence among individuals of the same species of three distinct forms, not generally connected by intermediate gradations. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-trimorphism-en-noun-J0-lq8wj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, English terms suffixed with -morphism, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Catalan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 73 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dimorphism, polymorphism, trimorphic

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