polymorphous

/pˌɒlɪmˈɔːfəs/

/pˌɑːlɪmˈoːɹfəs/

[adjective]

polymorphous

[ADJECTIVE]

describing something that has the ability or tendency to assume various forms or exist in different states

synonyms : polymorphic

relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms

synonyms : polymorphic

having or occurring in several distinct forms

synonyms : polymorphic

Examples

1. Deleuze wants to understand the body as being interactive, as being polymorphous perverse, among other things.

2. Stentor polymorphous also has a moniliform nucleus, but it’s easier to distinguish from the Stentor coeruleus because of the endosymbiotic algae that turn it green.

3. But there’s a similar condition that affects as many as 10 to 20 percent of some human populations called polymorphous light eruption, or PMLE.