Biphasic

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A biphasic system is one which has two phases.

In the physical sciences, a liquid water and steam system would represent a biphasic system. See phase (matter).
In chronobiology, biphasic sleep refers to a nap or siesta in addition to the usual sleep episode at night. Monophasic sleep means just one sleep episode per day.
In system response descriptions, it can refer to an effect which varies or reverses with dosage, such as alcohol turning from a stimulant to a depressant as dose goes past an inflection point.
Biphasic disease

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