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dimorphous

or »å¾±Â·³¾´Ç°ù·±è³ó¾±³¦

[ dahy-mawr-fuhs ]

adjective

  1. having two forms.


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of dimorphous1

From the Greek word »åí³¾´Ç°ù±è³ó´Ç²õ, dating back to 1825–35. See dimorph, -ous
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And those people, the ones who used these dimorphous expressions, found it easier to regulate their intense feelings, says lead study author Oriana Aragón, PhD, a psychologist at Yale University.

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Chamæcyparíssus has narrower, more erect and bushy branches, and the leaves less distinctly dimorphous.—Woods and thickets; common, especially northward.

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Such substances, which are identical in chemical composition, but different in crystalline form and consequently in their physical properties, are said to be “dimorphous.â€

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Acanthite is a supposed dimorphous form, crystallizing in the orthorhombic system, but it is probable that the crystals are really distorted crystals of argentite.

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Metacinnabarite is a cubic form of mercuric sulphide, this compound being dimorphous.

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