dimorph

[ dahy-mawrf ]

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

Origin of dimorph

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

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British Dictionary definitions for dimorph

dimorph

/ (ˈdaɪmɔːf) /


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

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