Trimorphism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trimorphism is a noun meaning (crystallography) The property of crystallizing in three distinct forms.
Meaning
(crystallography) The property of crystallizing in three distinct forms.
More Meanings
- (biology) The coexistence among individuals of the same species of three distinct forms, not generally connected by intermediate gradations.
Example Sentences
Titanium dioxide exhibits trimorphism: its three forms are rutile, octahedrite, and brookite.
Word Forms
- trimorphisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trimorph, trilling, triformity, polymorphism, trimery, polytypism.
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