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Polymorphous vs Botallackite - What's the difference?

polymorphous | botallackite |

As an adjective polymorphous

is having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author.

As a noun botallackite is

a green monoclinic copper mineral, polymorphous with atacamite, paratacamite, and clinoatacamite.

polymorphous

English

(Webster 1913)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author.
  • (biology) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic.
  • (chemistry) Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic

    • Related terms

    * polymorph * polymorphic * polymorphism

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    botallackite

    English

    (wikipedia botallackite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A green monoclinic copper mineral, polymorphous with atacamite, paratacamite, and clinoatacamite.