polymorphism

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: pol=y=mor=phism

CIDE DICTIONARY

polymorphism, n. 

•  Same as Pleomorphism.  [1913 Webster]
•  The capability of assuming different forms; the capability of widely varying in form.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

polymorphism, n.
1 a Biol. the existence of various different forms in the successive stages of the development of an organism. b = PLEOMORPHISM.
2 Chem. = ALLOTROPY.

Derivative

polymorphic adj. polymorphous adj.

ROGET THESAURUS

polymorphism

Organization

N organization, organized world, organized nature, living nature, animated nature, living beings, organic remains, fossils, protoplasm, cytoplasm, protein, albumen, structure, organization, organism, biology, natural history, organic chemistry, anatomy, physiology, zoology, botany, microbiology, virology, bacteriology, mycology, naturalist, archegenesis, antherozoid, bioplasm, biotaxy, chromosome, dysmeromorph, ecology, oecology, erythroblast, gametangium, gamete, germinal matter, invagination, isogamy, oogamy, karyaster, macrogamete, microgamete, metabolism, anabolism, catabolism, metaplasm, ontogeny, ovary, ovum, oxidation, phylogeny, polymorphism, protozoa, spermary, spermatozoon, trophoplasm, vacuole, vertebration, zoogloea, zygote, Darwinism, neo-Darwinism, Lamarkism, neoLamarkism, Weismannism, morphology, taxonomy, organic, organized, karyoplasmic, unsegmentic, vacuolar, zoogloeic, zoogloeoid.