dimorphous
pronunciation
How to pronounce dimorphous in British English: UK [daɪ'mɔ:fəs]
How to pronounce dimorphous in American English: US [daɪ'mɔfəs]
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- Adjective:
- occurring or existing in two different forms
Word Origin
- dimorphous (adj.)
- 1832, from Greek dimorphos "of two forms," from di- (see di- (1)) + morphe "form, shape" (see Morpheus).
Example
- 1. Aragonite : an orthorhombic mineral form of crystalline calcium carbonate , dimorphous with calcite .