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polymorphic

po lee mawr fik

  • a  relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
  • a  relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
    a polymorphic species
  • s  having or occurring in several distinct forms
    man is both polymorphic and polytypic

  • Goetz once struggled home with a briefcase full of articles on analgesics, Scipio, polymorphic biology, Canute the Great, Ethiopian culture and someone named 'Umar al-Hajj .
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  • Matthew Johnson in The Canadian Press
    It's still Patrick and Dan carrying it,says Johnson, cautioning overreaction. "It's not like Polymorphic Spree."
  • Allan Carlson in Christian News Wire (press release)
    In 2005, we expect to see ever more complex worms and viruses in the wild, incorporating complex behaviour: polymorphic worms, metamorphic worms, and worms that make use of entry-point obscuration. For example, SpyBot.KEG is a sophisticated... Bruce Schneier http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Schneier&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH3Ek9mRF47uxCY7LhJAcIxEPWRFg ZDNet UK http://www.google.com/url?q=http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39203048,00.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHUSoPiNiOROnMDhkGxWFeNwtYyFw Jun 10, 2005 75861 102467 polymorphous Thus, under this latest advance toward a Brave New World of polymorphous perversion, California textbooks will no longer be able to use words like 'mother and father' and 'husband and wife,' because they suggest that heterosexuality is the norm -...

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