dimorphism

1. 1.

   (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms

   Broaderpolymorphism

   chemistry

2. 2.

   (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)

   Broaderpolymorphism

   biology

Other forms of dimorphism

plural

dimorphisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dimorphism

What does dimorphism mean?

dimorphism means "(chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dimorphism?

dimorphism has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /daɪˈmɔɹfɪzəm/.

Is dimorphism a common word?

dimorphism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dimorphism?

2 words rhyme with dimorphism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.