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oligomorph

oligomorph noun: any oligomorphic organism.

Noun

oligomorph (plural oligomorphs)

  1. (rare) Any oligomorphic organism.
    • The height-diameter ratio provides an important external characteristic of nursery stock and enables its classification into "megamorphs", "mesomorphs" and "oligomorphs".1972, Sergius Alexander Wilde, Soil and plant analysis for tree culture
    • HLA-E is oligomorph with few alleles, and the presentation of peptide on HLA-E may serve different purposes.2012 September 25, Pernille B. Jørgensen, “Epstein-Barr virus Peptide Presented by HLA-E is Predominantly Recognized by CD8ᵇʳⁱᵍʰᵗ Cells in multiple Sclerosis Patients”, in PLOS ONE

Forms of oligomorph

pluraloligomorphs

Origin of oligomorph

From oligo- + -morph.

Questions about oligomorph

What does oligomorph mean?
Oligomorph means any oligomorphic organism.
What part of speech is oligomorph?
Oligomorph is a noun.
What is the plural of oligomorph?
The plural of oligomorph is oligomorphs.

Words near oligomorph in the dictionary

  1. oligomicroarray
  2. oligomicroarrays
  3. oligomict
  4. oligomictic
  5. oligomineral
  6. oligomorph
  7. oligomorphic
  8. oligomorphs
  9. oligomycin
  10. oligomycins
  11. oligoneural

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