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| polysaccharide | (n) any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules, Syn. polyose |
| polysemant | (n) a word having more than one meaning, Syn. polysemous word, polysemantic word |
| polysemous | (adj) of words; having many meanings, Syn. polysemantic |
| polysemy | (n) the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings, Syn. lexical ambiguity, Ant. monosemy |
| polysomy | (n) congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells |
| polystichum | (n) small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae, Syn. genus Polystichum |
| polystyrene | (n) a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic, Example: expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation |
| polysyllabic | (adj) having or characterized by words of more than three syllables |
| polysyllabic | (adj) (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables, Syn. sesquipedalian, Example: sesquipedalian technical terms |
| polysyllabically | (adv) in a polysyllabic manner |
| Polyschematist | a. [ Poly- + Gr. &unr_; form, manner. ] Having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions; multiform. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Polyscope | n. [ Gr. &unr_; farseeing; |
| Polysepalous | a. [ Poly- + sepal. ] (Bot.) Having the sepals separate from each other. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Polysilicic | a. [ Poly- + silicic. ] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to compounds formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Polyspast | n. [ L. polyspaston, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; drawn by several cords; |
| Polyspermous | a. [ Gr. &unr_;; |
| Polyspermy | n. (Biol.) Fullness of sperm, or seed; the passage of more than one spermatozoon into the vitellus in the impregnation of the ovum. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Polysporous | a. [ Poly- + spore. ] (Bot.) Containing many spores. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Polystomata | ‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. |
| Polystome | a. [ Gr. &unr_; many-mouthed; |
| Polystyrol { n } (durch Polymerisation hergestellter Kunststoff) [ chem. ] | polystyrene [Add to Longdo] |