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poly- (many) adjective | poli-adjective |
polyamory [polyamories] (practices involving relationships with multiple partners) noun [UK: pˌɒlɪˈaməri] [US: pˌɑːlɪˈæmɚri] | poliamornoun |
polyandrous (Of or pertaining to polyandry) adjective [UK: ˌpɒ.lɪ.ˈæn.drəs] [US: ˌpɑː.li.ˈæn.drəs] | poliandroadjective poliândricoadjective |
polyandry (plurality of husbands at the same time) noun [UK: ˈpɒ.lɪæn.dri] [US: ˌpɑː.li.ˈæn.dri] | poliandrianoun |
polyarchy (government in which power is invested in multiple people) noun [UK: pˌɒlɪˈɑːki] [US: pˌɑːlɪˈɑːrki] | poliarquianoun |
polyarthritis [polyarthritides] (arthritis affecting five or more joints) noun [UK: pˌɒlɪɑːθrˈaɪtɪs] [US: pˌɑːlɪɑːrθrˈaɪɾɪs] | poliartritenoun |
polychete (annelids of the class Polychaeta) noun | poliquetanoun |
polychromatic (showing a variety of colours) adjective [UK: ˌpɒ.lɪ.krə.ˈmæ.tɪk] [US: ˌpɑː.liːkro.ʊ.ˈmæ.tɪk] | policromoadjective policromáticoadjective |
polycladous adjective | policladoadjective |
polycythemia (bone marrow disorder) noun | poliglobulianoun |
polyester [polyesters] (polymer) noun [UK: ˌpɒ.li.ˈe.stə(r)] [US: ˌpɑː.li.ˈe.stər] | poliésternoun |
polyethylene [polyethylenes] noun [UK: ˌpɒ.li.ˈe.θə.liːn] [US: ˌpɑː.li.ˈe.θə.ˌlin] | polietilenonoun |
polygamy (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time) noun [UK: pə.ˈlɪ.ɡə.mi] [US: pə.ˈlɪ.ɡə.mi] | poligamianoun |
polygenic ((genetics)) adjective [UK: pˌɒlɪdʒˈenɪk] [US: pˌɑːlɪdʒˈenɪk] | poligénicoadjective poligênicoadjective |
polyglot (containing, or made up of, several languages) adjective [UK: ˈpɒ.lɪ.ɡlɒt] [US: ˈpɑː.liɡlat] | multilíngueadjective |
polyglot (of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages, see also: multilingual) adjective [UK: ˈpɒ.lɪ.ɡlɒt] [US: ˈpɑː.liɡlat] | poliglotaadjective |
polyglot [polyglots] (one who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages) noun [UK: ˈpɒ.lɪ.ɡlɒt] [US: ˈpɑː.liɡlat] | poliglotanoun |
polygon [polygons] (plane figure bounded by straight edges) noun [UK: ˈpɒ.lɪ.ɡən] [US: ˈpɑː.lɪ.ˌɡɑːn] | polígononoun |
polygonal (having many angles) adjective [UK: pə.ˈlɪ.ɡə.nəl] [US: pə.ˈlɪ.ɡə.nəl] | poligonaladjective |
polygraph [polygraphs] noun [UK: ˈpɒ.li.ɡræf] [US: ˈpɑː.lɪ.ˌɡræf] | polígrafonoun |
polygyny (plurality of wives at the same time) noun [UK: pə.ˈlɪ.dʒə.ni] [US: pə.ˈlɪ.dʒə.ni] | poliginianoun |
polyhedral ((geometry) having multiple planar faces or facets) adjective [UK: ˌpɒ.li.ˈhiː.drən] [US: ˌpɒ.li.ˈhiː.drən] | poliédricaadjective poliédricoadjective |
polyhedron [polyhedrons] (geometry: solid figure) noun [UK: ˌpɒ.li.ˈhiː.drən] [US: ˌpɑː.li.ˈhiː.drən] | poliedronoun |
Polyhymnia (muse of sacred music) proper noun [UK: pˌɒlɪhˈɪmniə] [US: pˌɑːlɪhˈɪmniə] | Poliímniaproper noun Polímniaproper noun |
polymath [polymaths] (person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge) noun [UK: ˈpɒ.li.mæθ] [US: ˈpɒ.li.mæθ] | polímatanoun polímatonoun |
polymenorrhea (menstrual cycles with intervals of 21 days or fewer) noun | polimenorreianoun |
polymer [polymers] (molecule) noun [UK: ˈpɒ.lɪ.mə(r)] [US: ˈpɑː.lə.mər] | polímeronoun |
polymerase [polymerases] (enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers) noun [UK: ˈpɑː.lə.mə.ˌres] [US: ˈpɑː.lə.mə.ˌres] | polimerasenoun |
polymerase chain reaction (technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample) noun [UK: ˈpɑː.lə.mə.ˌres tʃeɪn rɪ.ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈpɑː.lə.mə.ˌres ˈtʃeɪn ri.ˈæk.ʃn̩] | |
polymorphic (relating to polymorphism) adjective [UK: ˌpɒ.lɪ.ˈmɔː.fɪk] [US: ˌpɑː.li.ˈmɔːr.fɪk] | polimórficoadjective |
polymorphism [polymorphisms] (ability to assume different forms or shapes) noun [UK: ˌpɑː.li.ˈmɔː.ˌfɪ.zəm] [US: ˌpɑː.li.ˈmɔːr.ˌfɪ.zəm] | polimorfismonoun |
polymorphous (Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms) adjective [UK: ˌpɒ.lɪ.ˈmɔː.fəs] [US: ˌpɒ.lɪ.ˈmɔːr.fəs] | polimorfoadjective |
Polynesia (part of Oceania) proper noun [UK: ˌpɑː.lə.ˈniː.ʒə] [US: ˌpɑː.lə.ˈniː.ʒə] | Polinésiaproper noun |
Polynesian (language group of Polynesia) proper noun [UK: ˌpɑː.lə.ˈniː.ʒən] [US: ˌpɑː.lə.ˈniː.ʒən] | polinésioproper noun |