dimorphism
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- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 10
/daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm/(UK)
Definition of dimorphism
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
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(countable, uncountable)The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
“This is also done for Dizygopleura landesi Roth and Eukloedenella pontotocensis Lundin, new species, which illustrate domiciliar (kloedenellid) dimorphism.”
- (countable, uncountable)A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.
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Etymology
From di- + -morphism.
Words you can make from dimorphism
195 playable · top: DIMORPHS (16 pts)
Best play dimorphs 16 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
25 words- MORPH 12 pts
- IMPIS 9 pts
- IMPRO 9 pts
- PRIMI 9 pts
- PRIMO 9 pts
- PRIMS 9 pts
- PRISM 9 pts
- PROMS 9 pts
- ROMPS 9 pts
- DIPSO 8 pts
- DORMS 8 pts
- DORPS 8 pts
- DRIPS 8 pts
- DROPS 8 pts
- IDIOM 8 pts
- IMIDO 8 pts
- IMIDS 8 pts
- MIDIS 8 pts
- MIRID 8 pts
- MISDO 8 pts
- PRODS 8 pts
- RISHI 8 pts
- ROSHI 8 pts
- IRIDS 6 pts
- ROIDS 6 pts
4-letter words
67 words- HIMS 9 pts
- HIPS 9 pts
- HOMS 9 pts
- HOPS 9 pts
- MHOS 9 pts
- MOSH 9 pts
- OHMS 9 pts
- PHIS 9 pts
- PHOS 9 pts
- PISH 9 pts
- POSH 9 pts
- SHIM 9 pts
- SHIP 9 pts
- SHMO 9 pts
- SHOP 9 pts
- SOPH 9 pts
- DISH 8 pts
- DOHS 8 pts
- DOSH 8 pts
- HODS 8 pts
- IMPI 8 pts
- IMPS 8 pts
- MIPS 8 pts
- MOMI 8 pts
- MOMS 8 pts
- MOPS 8 pts
- POMS 8 pts
- PRIM 8 pts
- PROM 8 pts
- ROMP 8 pts
- SHOD 8 pts
- SIDH 8 pts
- SIMP 8 pts
- DIMS 7 pts
- DIPS 7 pts
- DOMS 7 pts
- DORM 7 pts
- DORP 7 pts
- DRIP 7 pts
- DROP 7 pts
- IMID 7 pts
- MIDI 7 pts
- MIDS 7 pts
- MODI 7 pts
- MODS 7 pts
- PODS 7 pts
- PROD 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- SHRI 7 pts
- MIRI 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MORS 6 pts
- PISO 6 pts
- POIS 6 pts
- PROS 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- RIPS 6 pts
- ROMS 6 pts
- DORS 5 pts
- IRID 5 pts
- RIDS 5 pts
- RODS 5 pts
- ROID 5 pts
- SORD 5 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
3-letter words
61 words- HMM 10 pts
- HIM 8 pts
- HIP 8 pts
- HOM 8 pts
- HOP 8 pts
- MHO 8 pts
- OHM 8 pts
- PHI 8 pts
- PHO 8 pts
- POH 8 pts
- DOH 7 pts
- HID 7 pts
- HOD 7 pts
- IMP 7 pts
- MIM 7 pts
- MOM 7 pts
- MOP 7 pts
- POM 7 pts
- DIM 6 pts
- DIP 6 pts
- DOM 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- MID 6 pts
- MOD 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- POD 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- MOS 5 pts
- OMS 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- SIM 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SOM 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- DIS 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DOS 4 pts
- IDS 4 pts
- ODS 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- SOD 4 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
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