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‖ diamorphosis Biol.|daɪəˈmɔːfəsɪs, -mɔːˈfəʊsɪs| [mod.L., a. Gr. διαµόρϕωσις, n. of action f. διαµορϕό-ειν to form, shape, f. δια- through, thoroughly, asunder (see dia-1) + µορϕή form.] 1. ‘The building up of a body to its proper form’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1883). ¶2. erron. for dimorphism.
1861H. C. Wood in Quart. Jrnl. of Micr. Sc. I. No. 3, 157 (title) On the Diamorphosis of Lyngbya, Schizogonium, and Prasiola. |