poly·mor·phous [ˌpɒlɪˈmɔ:fəs, Am ˌpɑ:lɪˈmɔ:r-] ADJ inv form spec
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- polymorphous perversity PSYCH
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An acidic polymorphous globular being.
en.wikipedia.org Polymorphous light eruption occurs in approximately 10 to 20 percent of otherwise healthy individuals, so it is a relatively common condition.
en.wikipedia.org Intrinsically ambivalent and polymorphous, she straddles conventional boundaries and eludes definition.
en.wikipedia.org To answer this philosophical question, one must experience this polymorphous artist onstage.
www.latimes.com The chrysotile group of minerals are polymorphous, meaning that they have the same chemical formulae, but the molecules are arranged into different structures, or crystal lattices.
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www.planet-schule.de The main histocompatibility complex is both polygenetic (it contains various loci which code proteins with identical function) and polymorphous (it possesses several allele for each locus:
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Der Haupthistokompatibilitätskomplex ist sowohl polygen (er enthält verschiedene Loci, die Proteine mit identischer Funktion codieren) als auch polymorph (er besitzt für jeden Locus mehrere Allele;
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www.medicinesformankind.eu This gene is polymorphous, the alleles being classified as normal (M), deficient (Z, S) or null.
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Dieses Gen ist polymorph, und seine Allele werden als normal (M), defekt (Z, S) oder null klassifiziert.
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www.hatjecantz.de It is in the polymorphous and apparently chaotic logic of the postcolonial city that we may find the signs and new codes of expression of new urban identities in formation.
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In dieser polymorphen und scheinbar chaotischen Logik der postkolonialen Städte können wir die neuen Zeichen und Codes für den Ausdruck zukünftiger urbaner Identitäten finden.
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www.igm.uni-stuttgart.de Here the "Institute for Large Area Microelectronics" achieved successes both with processes based on poly-crystalline silicon as well as with processes using micro-crystalline and polymorphous silicon.
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Das "Institut für Großflächige Mikroelektronik" hat hier sowohl mit Prozessen auf Basis von Polysilizium als auch mit mikrokristallinem und polymorphem Silizium Erfolge vorzuweisen.
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www.shareware4u.de Enjoy the fascinating feeling of flight through colorful polymorphous 3D tunnels of the screensaver!
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Genießen Sie das faszinierende Gefühl des Fliegens durch bunte polymorphen 3D Tunnel des Bildschirmschoners!
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