English words: poltfoot to polycarpellate

300 English words, part 120 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 16 have a page of their own.

English words poltfoot to polycarpellate

poltfoot noun: Alternative form of polt foot.
poltfooted adjective: clubfooted
polthogue noun: A blow; a smack.
poltina noun: A half ruble in Lithuanian long currency.
poltinnik noun: A Russian silver half-ruble or 50-kopeck piece.
poltophagic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to poltophagy.
poltophagist noun: One who practises poltophagy.
poltophagy noun: The chewing of food long enough to reduce it to the consistency of porridge.
Poltorak proper noun: A surname from Polish.
poltroon adjective, noun /pɒlˈtɹuːn/: An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
poltroonery noun: Cowardice; lack of spirit; pusillanimity.
poltroonish adjective: Resembling a poltroon; cowardly.
poltroonishly adverb: In a poltroonish manner.
poltroonism noun: Synonym of poltroonery.
polumathe noun: Alternative form of polymath.
poluria noun: A persistent excessive flow of watery urine.
Polus proper noun: The personification of the celestial axis around which the heavens revolve, and the Titan of intelligence.
polushka noun: A Russian coin worth one quarter of a kopek.
poluustav noun: A style of Cyrillic writing with rounder letters than ustav, a slight rightward slant, and extensive use of scribal abbreviations.
polverine noun: Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, used in the manufacture of fine glass.
polwar noun: Alternative form of pulwar (“type of boat”).
Polwarth noun: A sheep of a rather large medium-wooled Australian breed, developed from crosses of Merino and Lincoln sheep and noted for ability to withstand damp and cold.
poly adjective, noun, prefix, suffix, verb /ˈpɒl.i-/: many
poly(A) noun: A polynucleotide all of whose bases are adenine.
poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation noun: The transfer of multiple ADP-ribose molecules to a target protein
poly(C) noun: A polynucleotide all of whose bases are cytosine.
poly-cath noun: Clipping of polyurethane catheter; a flexible, synthetic plastic tube used for a variety of drainage, monitoring, and fluid administration tasks.
poly-curious adjective: Alternative form of polycurious.
poly-deism noun: Alternative spelling of polydeism.
poly(G) noun: A polynucleotide all of whose bases are guanine.
poly-harmony noun: Alternative spelling of polyharmony.
poly(p-phenylene vinylene) noun: Synonym of polyphenylene vinylene.
poly-phenylalanine noun: Alternative spelling of polyphenylalanine.
poly pocket noun: A clear plastic sleeve for documents; a sheet protector.
poly-rhythm noun: Alternative spelling of polyrhythm.
poly sci noun: Abbreviation of political science.
poly skin noun: A type of hair replacement system that uses a base made from a thin, flexible polyurethane material; the polyurethane membrane is often translucent and...
poly-theistic adjective: Alternative spelling of polytheistic.
poly(U) noun: A polynucleotide all of whose bases are uracil.
poly wheel noun: Synonym of omni wheel.
poly-yne noun: Alternative form of polyyne.
polyabolo noun: A polyform made by joining right isosceles triangles edge to edge in various arrangements.
polyabuse noun: drug abuse of more than one kind of drug
polyabuser noun: One who engages in polyabuse.
polyacanthous adjective: Having many thorns
polyacene noun: An acene having so many rings it may be considered to be a polymer
polyacetal noun: a polyether derived from an aldehyde or ketone and containing -O-R-O- groups in the main chain; especially polyoxymethylene derived from formaldehyde
polyacetylated adjective: acetylated many times
polyacetylene noun: Any of a class of organic compounds containing a acetylene (-C≡C-) repeat units, especially any that occur naturally in some composite plants
polyacetylenic adjective: Relating to a polyacetylene
polyache noun: A mathematical function defined in terms of the sums of powers. (See reference for details.)
polyachene noun: A fruit containing multiple achenes
polyacid adjective, noun: Any polybasic acid
polyacidic adjective: Relating to a polyacid
polyacoustic adjective, noun: Multiplying or magnifying sound.
polyacoustics noun: The art of multiplying or magnifying sounds.
polyacron noun: A polyhedron.
polyacryl adjective: composed of, or derived from, many acryl groups
polyacrylamide noun: Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form soft gels for making contact lenses etc.
polyacrylate noun: Any polymer of acrylic acid or its esters or salts
polyacrylic adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to a polyacrylate
polyacrylic acid noun: Any polymer of acrylic acid
polyacrylonitrile noun: Any polymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile; they are mostly resins that are used to make fibers for fabrics
polyact adjective: polyactinal
polyactinal adjective: Having many rays; relating to a polyactine
polyactine noun: The ray of a polyactinal sponge
polyacylamide noun: Any polyamide formed by the polymerisation of an acylamide
polyacylated adjective: Modified by addition of many acyl groups
polyad noun: A group consisting of an indeterminate number of items.
polyadaptational adjective: Relating to multiple adaptations
polyaddiction noun: The condition of having more than one addiction.
polyaddition noun: Any addition reaction that yields a polymer.
polyadelph noun: Any plant of the class Polyadelphia, having the stamens united in three or more bundles by the filament.
polyadelphite noun: A pale brown andradite garnet
polyadelphous adjective: Having stamens combined in more than two groups.
polyadelphy noun: Presence of polyadelphous stamen.
polyadenine noun: A long section of nucleic acid containing only the adenine nucleoside
polyadenitis noun: A condition in which many of the lymph nodes are inflamed.
polyadenopathy noun: A disease that affects multiple lymph nodes.
polyadenosine noun: A polymeric form of adenosine
polyadenosinic adjective: Relating to polyadenosine
polyadenosis noun: A disease that affects multiple lymph nodes
polyadenous adjective /ˌpɒliˈædɪnəs/: Having many glands.
polyadenylase noun: An enzyme that degrades polyadenylate
polyadenylate noun, verb: Any salt or ester of polyadenylic acid.
polyadenylated adjective, verb: Reacted to form a salt or ester of polyadenylic acid
polyadenylation noun: The formation of a polyadenylate, especially that of a nucleic acid.
polyadenylic adjective: Of or pertaining to polyadenylic acid or its derivatives
polyadenylic acid noun: A polymer of adenylic acid attached to mRNA before transportation to the cytoplasm.
polyadenylribosylpolymerase noun: PARP
polyadenylylation noun: Addition of many adenylyl groups
polyadic adjective: Of or pertaining to a polyad (comprising many elements)
polyaemia noun: Alternative form of polyemia.
polyaesthesia noun: A number of identical feelings nevertheless higher than the number of causes.
polyagglutinable adjective: Able to undergo polyagglutination
polyagglutination noun: agglutination (of red blood cells) by many forms of blood serum
Polyak proper noun: A surname from Hungarian.
polyalanine noun: A polypeptide (or section of a protein) containing only alanine residues
polyalcohol noun: An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two)
polyaldehyde noun: A resin that is a polymer of formaldehyde or other aldehydes
polyalgia noun: The presence of multiple pains
polyalgorithm noun: A set of algorithms together with rules for choosing when to use each one.
polyalicyclic adjective: Having many alicyclic rings
polyalkene noun: Polyolefin.
polyalkenoate noun: Any salt or ester of polyalkenoic acid.
polyalkenoic adjective: Describing any polyunsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid
polyalkylation noun: alkylation with many alkyl groups
polyalkylimide noun: A commercial polyimide used as a gel in reconstructive surgery.
polyallelic adjective: Having multiple alleles at a genetic locus
polyallelism noun: The presence of multiple alleles at a genetic locus
polyallergic adjective: allergic to many different materials
polyallergy noun: An allergy to many different materials
polyallomer noun: A copolymer of more than one olefin, especially of propylene and another olefin
polyallyl adjective: composed of, or derived from, many allyl groups
polyallylamine noun: A polymer of allylamine
polyalphabetic adjective: Describing a substitution cipher in which plaintext letters in different positions are enciphered using different substitution alphabets.
polyalphabetically adverb: In a polyalphabetic manner.
polyalphaolefin noun: a non-polar polymer; made by the polymerization of the alpha-olefin monomer
polyalternating adjective: Describing a copolymer in which two monomers alternate in position
polyam adjective: Polyamorous.
polyamidation noun: Any reaction that yields a polyamide
polyamide noun: Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon.
polyamide-imide noun: An amorphous polymer that has exceptional mechanical, thermal and chemical resistant properties.
polyamideimide noun: Alternative form of polyamide-imide.
polyamidoamine noun: A dendritic polymer composed of amide and amine units
polyaminase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses a polyamination
polyaminate verb: To introduce many amine groups into a molecule
polyamination noun: The introduction of many amine groups into a molecule
polyamine noun: Any compound having more than one amino functional group; especially such compounds formed by decomposition of proteins, and especially those that have more...
polyamine oxidase noun: Any enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of a polyamine, but especially of acetylspermine to acetylspermidine and aminopropanal
polyaminergic adjective: Produced or activated by polyamines
polyaminoacid noun: A polypeptide having a single amino acid subunit
polyaminopolycarboxylate noun: Any salt or ester of a polyaminopolycarboxylic acid
polyaminopolycarboxylic adjective: Of or derived from a polyaminopolycarboxylic acid
polyaminopolycarboxylic acid noun: Any of a class of polycarboxylic acids that have a backbone containing several amino groups; they form chelation complexes with metals; the most common...
polyaminosaccharide noun: Any polymeric aminosaccharide
polyammonium noun: Any protonated polyamine
polyamorist noun: An advocate or practitioner of polyamory.
polyamorous adjective /ˌpɑliˈæmərəs/: Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.
polyamorously adverb: In a polyamorous manner.
polyamorousness noun: The quality of being polyamorous.
polyamorphic adjective: Exhibiting polyamorphism
polyamorphism noun: The existence of multiple amorphous forms of a substance
polyamorphous adjective: Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting polyamorphism
polyamory noun /ˌpɒ.lɪˈæ.mə.ɹi/: Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.
polyampholyte noun: Any ampholytic polymer
polyampholytic adjective: Relating to a polyampholyte
polyander noun: Any plant of the class Polyandria.
polyandrian adjective: Dated form of polyandrous.
polyandrianism noun: polyandry
polyandric adjective: Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with several males.
polyandrion noun: A mass grave or communal tomb.
polyandrious adjective: polyandrous
polyandrism noun: polyandry
polyandrist noun: Someone who practices polyandry
polyandrium noun: A polyandrion.
polyandrogynous adjective: Relating to polyandrogyny
polyandrogyny noun: A mating strategy in which both males and females have multiple mates at the same time
polyandrous adjective: Of or pertaining to polyandry; engaging in polyandry.
polyandrously adverb: In a polyandrous manner
polyandrum noun: A tomb
polyandry noun: A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
polyanethol noun: Alternative form of polyanethole.
polyanethole noun: A polymeric form of anethole
polyangiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Polyangiaceae.
polyangiitis noun: inflammation of multiple blood vessels or lymph vessels
polyangle noun: polygon
polyangular adjective: Having many angles; polygonal
polyanhydride noun: The acid anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid
polyaniline noun: An electrically conducting polymer of aniline
polyanion noun: Any anion having more than one negative charge.
polyanionic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or containing a polyanion
polyanionicity noun: The condition of being polyanionic
polyanth noun: polyanthus
polyantha noun: Any of several hybrids of Rosa multiflora that have clusters of small flowers; a polyantha rose; Rosa polyantha.
polyanthea noun: An anthology of extracts (mostly quotations) from literature.
polyanthous adjective: Having many flowers, particularly if within the same involucre.
polyanthracene noun: Any polymeric form of anthracene
polyanthropy noun: polygyny and polyandry
polyanthus noun: A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
polyantibiotic adjective: Relating to many antibiotics
polyantibody noun: An antibody that binds to many different antigens
polyantigenic adjective: Relating to, or composed of, many antigens
polyaramid noun: Any polymer formed from an aromatic amide; they are very strong, and are used in bulletproof vests etc.
polyarch noun /ˌpɑlˈjɑɹk/: A state of many rulers, many leaders.
polyarchal adjective: polyarchical
polyarchic adjective: Of or pertaining to a polyarchy.
polyarchical adjective: Synonym of polyarchic.
polyarchism noun: The practice of polyarchy
polyarchist noun: An advocate or supporter of polyarchy.
polyarchy noun: A government in which power is invested in multiple people.
polyare noun: Any pattern formed from a polyomino by removing half of each square such that the squares are still joined
polyarene noun: Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
polyarginine noun: A polypeptide consisting of arginine residues
polyargite noun: muscovite
polyargyrite noun: A black mineral that is a sulfide of antimony and silver
polyarnik noun: A polar explorer from the Soviet Union.
polyaromatic adjective, noun: Containing more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such rings fused together.
polyaromatic hydrocarbon noun: Synonym of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
polyarsenite noun: The mineral sarkinite
polyarteritis noun: inflammation of multiple arteries
polyarthralgia noun: Arthralgia (joint pain) that affects many joints.
polyarthric adjective: Involving many joints of the body.
polyarthritic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with polyarthritis.
polyarthritis noun: Any arthritis affecting five or more joints, often caused by an autoimmune disorder.
polyarthropathy noun: Disease in multiple joints.
polyarthrosis noun: Arthrosis of several joints.
polyarticular adjective /ˈpɒlɪɑːˌtɪkjʊlə/: Having, or affecting multiple joints
polyaryletherketone noun: A thermoplastic whose molecular backbone contains alternately ketone and ether groups.
polyasparagine noun: A polymer formed from asparagine monomers, or a portion of a protein consisting solely of asparagine
polyaspartate noun: Any salt or ester of polyaspartic acid
polyaspidid noun: Any mite in the family Polyaspididae.
polyatheist noun: A person who does not believe in multiple gods.
polyatomic adjective: (of a molecule or ion) Consisting of two or more atoms.
polyatomicity noun: The quality of being polyatomic.
polyattentive adjective: Able to pay attention to several things at once.
polyattentiveness noun: The condition of paying attention to several things at once.
polyautographic adjective: Of or relating to polyautography.
polyautography noun: The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone; a form of lithography.
polyautoimmunity noun: The presence of several autoimmune diseases in the same person
polyaxial adjective /ˌpɒl.iˈæk.si.əl/: Having more than one axis.
polyaxial screw noun: A screw used for connecting vertebrae to rods in spinal surgery, having a spherical head enclosed in a housing that allows a range of motion along several...
polyaxiality noun: The state of being polyaxial
polyaxially adverb: Using multiple axes.
polyaxon noun: In a sponge, a spicule that has more than four centered axes.
polyaxonal adjective: Relating to many axons
polyaxone noun: Dated form of polyaxon.
polyaxoneme noun: A group of many axonemes
polyaxonic adjective: Relating to many axons
polyazacyclophane noun: A polymeric azacyclophane
polyazamacrocycle noun: Any macrocycle that contains solely nitrogen-donor groups.
polyazide noun: Any compound having multiple azide groups; they are exceptionally explosive
polyazo adjective, noun: Containing multiple azo groups
polyazole noun: A polymer composed of azole units
polyazulene noun: An electrically conducting polymer in which the repeat units are azulene molecules linked through the five-membered ring.
polybacillary adjective: Relating to more than one bacillus.
polybacterial adjective: Relating to more than one kind of bacterium.
polybag noun, verb: A plastic bag used to package a number of things together, but especially one used to package small supplementary publications that would otherwise fall out...
polyball noun: A polystyrene sphere, used in fishing, in science experiments, etc.
polybaramin noun: A grouping of organisms that belong to different holobaramins.
polybaraminic adjective: Of or relating to a polybaramin.
polybasal adjective: Having, or associated with multiple bases
polybase noun: Any polybasic compound
polybasic adjective: containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms; see also polyprotic
polybasicity noun: The quality of being polybasic.
polybasite noun: A black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
polybead noun: A polystyrene bead, typically used as insulation
polybehenate noun: A behenate polymer whose sucrose ester is used to measure intestinal fat
polybenzimidazole noun: a polymer, containing imidazole repeat units, prepared from tetraaminobiphenyl and diphenyl isophthalate; it does not melt or ignite, so is used in...
polybenzobisoxazole noun: A thermoset liquid crystalline polyoxazole with high tensile strength.
polybenzoxazine noun: Any of a range of thermosetting resins derived from a benzoxazine
polybetaine noun: A polyampholyte whose repeat unit is derived from betaine
Polybian adjective /pəˈlɪbi.ən/: Relating to the Ancient Greek historian and scholar Polybius.
polybinary adjective: Relating to multiple binary systems
Polybius proper noun /pəˈlɪbi.əs/: A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polybius, an Ancient Greek historian of the Hellenistic period.
Polybius square noun: A character code represented by two sets of six lit torches, used to send messages character by character, in a two point visual fire telegraph. The...
polyblast noun: A macrophage exuded by some ameboids
polyblastic adjective: Relating to polyblasts
polyblend noun: A mixture of two or more polymers, especially of man-made fibres or recycled plastic.
polyborate noun: Any compound composed of many borate anions
polyborine adjective: Relating to the subfamily Polyborinae of falcons or its members.
polybottle noun: A bottle made from polyethylene.
polybranchiaspiform noun: Any extinct fish of the order †Polybranchiaspidiformes
polybrene noun: A cationic polymer, hexadimethrine bromide, used to increase the efficiency of infection of certain cells with a retrovirus in cell culture.
polybromide adjective, noun: A molecule or ion containing three or more bromine atoms
polybrominated adjective: Having had multiple hydrogen atoms replaced by bromine
polybrominated biphenyl noun: Any of a class of stable organic compounds obtained by the bromination of biphenyl; they have many industrial applications, but are hazardous pollutants
polybunous adjective: multituberculate
polybuny noun: multituberculy
polybutadiene noun: A polymer of butadiene, used to make synthetic rubber.
polybutene noun: Any of a range of polymers of isobutene, used as adhesives and in rubber products.
polybutylene noun: polybutene
polybutylene terephthalate noun: A plastic used industrially as an electrical insulator.
polybutyrate noun: A misnomer for any copolymer of polybutylene terephthalate
polycaliber adjective: Having guns of two or more different calibres
polycalic adjective: Of a termite or ant colony, spread over multiple mounds or nests.
polycalin noun: A lipocalin associated with the silkworm (of genus Bombyx)
polycameratic adjective: Having multiple dials
polycandidal adjective: Relating to many types of candidal yeasts
polycapillary adjective, noun: Having many capillaries
polycaprolactam noun: A polymer formed by ring-opening polymerization, originally developed in the 1950s as an alternative to a similar patented polymer.
polycaprolactone noun: A biodegradable polyester used in medical applications such as sutures
polycarb noun: polycarbonate
polycarbamate noun: Any of a family of polymers having carbamate units; the polymeric zinc salt is used as a fungicide and the organic esters are resins
polycarbazole noun: An electrically conducting polymer obtained by the polymerization of carbazole.
polycarbene noun: A polymeric carbene
polycarbohydrate noun: Synonym of polysaccharide.
polycarbon noun: polymeric carbon (such as graphite or graphene)
polycarbonate noun /ˌpɒ.liˈkɑː.bə.neɪt/: Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates.
polycarbonated adjective: Mixed with or containing polycarbonate plastic.
polycarbonic adjective: Of or pertaining to a polycarbonic acid or its derivatives, the polycarbonates
polycarbophil noun: A drug used as a stool stabilizer; a synthetic polymer of polyacrylic acid cross-linked with divinyl glycol, with calcium as a counterion.
polycarbosilane noun: Any polymer composed of carbosilane residues.
polycarboxylate noun: Any ester of a polycarboxylic acid
polycarboxylated adjective: Converted into polycarboxylic acid.
polycarboxylic adjective: Having multiple carboxylic functional groups.
polycarboxylic acid noun: Any organic compound having multiple carboxylic acid functional groups
polycarp noun: A polycarpic plant.
polycarpellary adjective: Composed of several or numerous carpels.
polycarpellate adjective: Synonym of polycarpellary.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.