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polymorphic
[ pol-ee-mawr-fik ]
adjective
- Biology. (of a species) having more than one form or type as a result of discontinuous variation:
Cabbage, kale, broccoli, and cauliflower are all forms of a single polymorphic species.
- Computers. of or relating to a virus or other malignant code that has many forms, changing as it replicates:
Polymorphic malware, which changes its identity up to 19 times a day to avoid detection while taking control of users' computers, has been successfully deactivated.
- Crystallography. of or relating to a substance that crystallizes into two or more forms having different structure but identical chemistry:
The pharmaceutical under study here, at five structurally characterized forms, is one of the most polymorphic drugs known.
Word History and Origins
Origin of polymorphic1
Example Sentences
T. cristinae is polymorphic in regard to its body color and pattern.
"Our study, for the first time ever, showed that various polymorphic structures of borophene interact with cells differently and their cellular internalization pathways are uniquely dictated by their structures."
However, this material is polymorphic, meaning it has multiple phases with different crystalline structures.
The technology also aims to produce advanced “polymorphic” malware that can rapidly evade network security software, the report said.
The genes that code for each opsin has seven sites in the gene that are polymorphic: They can have different letters of DNA.
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