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polymorph

English

Etymology

poly- +? -morph

Noun

polymorph (plural polymorphs)

  1. (biology) Any organism that shows polymorphism.
  2. (chemistry, geology) Any substance or mineral that forms different types of crystal.
  3. (transitive, fiction) The transformation of an item or creature into something different by magic.

Derived terms

  • polymorphic

Verb

polymorph (third-person singular simple present polymorphs, present participle polymorphing, simple past and past participle polymorphed)

  1. (intransitive) To transform; to change into another form.
  2. (fiction, transitive, intransitive) To transform into something different by magic.
    • 1999, "Robin Johnson", My gnomish healer has been having a rough time of it (on newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.nethack)
      I got hemmed in by the werewolf again and, in desperation, tried an experimental new wand on it; and polymorphed it into a black pudding.

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??f

Adjective

polymorph (not comparable)

  1. polymorphous

Declension

Antonyms

  • monomorph

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dimorph

English

Etymology

di- +? -morph

Noun

dimorph (plural dimorphs)

  1. Either of a pair of dimorphous substances

See also

  • polymorph

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