dimorph

[ dahy-mawrf ]

noun

, Crystallography.

1. either of the two forms assumed by a mineral or other chemical substance exhibiting dimorphism.

dimorph

/ ˈdaɪmɔːf /

noun

1. either of two forms of a substance that exhibits dimorphism

Word History and Origins

Origin of dimorph¹

< Greek dímorphos having two shapes; di- ¹, -morph

Example Sentences

Dimorph�ism, in crystallography, the crystallization of a body in forms belonging to two different systems, or in incompatible forms of the same system, a peculiarity exhibited by sulphur, carbon, &c.

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