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English words: Polycarpian to polyembryonic

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English words Polycarpian to polyembryonic

  1. Polycarpian adjective: Of or pertaining to Polycarp.
  2. polycarpic adjective: Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.
  3. polycarpous adjective: Alternative form of polycarpic.
  4. polycarpy noun: The state of being polycarpous
  5. polycaryon noun: Alternative form of polykaryon.
  6. polycatechol noun: A polymeric derivative of catechol
  7. polycatenane noun: Any polymer containing a number of monomers linked in the fashion of a catenane.
  8. polycatenary adjective: Having multiple chains
  9. polycath noun: Alternative form of poly-cath.
  10. polycation noun: any cation having more than one positive charge
  11. polycationic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or containing a polycation.
  12. polycausal adjective: Having many causes.
  13. polycell noun: polychoron
  14. polycellular adjective: Synonym of multicellular.
  15. polycellulosomal adjective: Relating to polycellulosomes
  16. polycellulosome noun: A cluster of tightly-packed cellulosomes
  17. polycentral adjective: Having or relating to more than one centre.
  18. polycentric adjective, noun: Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control
  19. polycentrically adverb: In a polycentric manner.
  20. polycentricity noun: The quality of being polycentric.
  21. polycentrid noun: Any leaffish in the family Polycentridae.
  22. polycentrism noun: a political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control
  23. polycentrist noun: A proponent of polycentrism.
  24. polycentropodid noun: Any caddis fly in the family Polycentropodidae.
  25. polycephalic adjective: Having more than one head.
  26. polycephalous adjective: many-headed
  27. polycephaly noun: The condition of having more than one head
  28. polycerate adjective: having multiple pairs of horns.
  29. polyceratid noun: Any sea slug in the family Polyceratidae.
  30. polycerid noun: Any sea slug in the family Polyceridae.
  31. polychaeta noun: Any annelid worm of the class Polychaeta
  32. polychaetan adjective: Relating to polychaetes
  33. polychaete noun /ˈpɒlɪkiːt/: Alternative spelling of polychete.
  34. polychaetologist noun: Any biologist whose speciality is polychetes
  35. polychaetotic adjective: Relating to worms of the class Polychaeta
  36. polychaetous adjective: Relating to polychaetes.
  37. polychalcogenide noun: Any compound of general formula REₙR having a chain of more than two chalcogen atoms.
  38. polychelating adjective: That forms multiple chelate bonds
  39. polychelid noun: Any crustacean in the family Polychelidae.
  40. polychemotherapeutic adjective: Of or pertaining to polychemotherapy.
  41. polychemotherapy noun: Chemotherapy involving several different drugs.
  42. polychete noun: Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment.
  43. polychetous adjective: Alternative form of polychaetous.
  44. polychitin noun: A polymer of chitin
  45. polychloride adjective, noun: A molecule or ion containing three or more chlorine atoms
  46. polychlorinated adjective: Having many hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine.
  47. polychlorinated biphenyl noun /ˌpoʊliˌklɔrəˌneɪtəd ˈbaɪfənɪl/: Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds formed by the chlorination of the hydrocarbon biphenyl; they have many industrial applications but are now...
  48. polychlorinated naphthalene noun /ˌpoʊliˌklɔrəˌneɪtəd ˌnæfˈθæliːn/: Any of a range of compounds manufactured by treating naphthalene with chlorine; they have a variety of properties and uses.
  49. polychlorobiphenyl noun: polychlorinated biphenyl
  50. polychloroprene noun: Synonym of neoprene.
  51. polychloroterphenyl noun: A polychlorinated terphenyl.
  52. polychlorotrifluoroethylene noun: A polymer of chlorotrifluoroethylene
  53. polychoir adjective: Relating to more than one choir.
  54. polycholia noun: An excessive secretion of bile
  55. polychondritis noun: A medical condition characterized by inflammation and deterioration of cartilage.
  56. polychoral adjective: Featuring multiple choirs, or a choir that has been divided into different groups (so as to effect antiphonal exchange)
  57. polychord adjective, noun: Two or more chords, each constructed in a different manner, one on top of the other; multiple chords.
  58. polychordal adjective: Of or pertaining to a polychord.
  59. polychoric adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the use of more than one chorus; that uses or is intended to use more than one chorus.
  60. polychorionic adjective: Synonym of multichorionic.
  61. polychoron noun /ˌpɒlɪˈkɔːɹɒn/: A four-dimensional polytope.
  62. polychorous adjective: Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, in multiple ways (e.g. by multiple kinds of animal).
  63. polychotomous adjective: Divisible or separable into multiple groups or pieces.
  64. polychotomously adverb: In a polychotomous manner.
  65. polychotomy noun: polytomy
  66. polychrest noun /ˈpɒlɪkɹɛst/: A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
  67. polychrest salt noun: potassium sulfate obtained by fusing niter with sulfur
  68. polychrestic adjective: Able to be used in various ways.
  69. polychroic adjective: Having many colours
  70. polychroism noun: pleochroism
  71. polychroite noun: The coloring matter of saffron.
  72. polychromasia noun: A disorder in which there is an abnormally high number of red blood cells in the bloodstream as a result of their having been prematurely released from the...
  73. polychromate adjective, noun: A salt or ion composed of multiple chromate groups
  74. polychromatic adjective /ˌpɑlikɹəˈmætɪk/: Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours.
  75. polychromatic acid noun: A substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes.
  76. polychromatically adverb: In a polychromatic manner.
  77. polychromaticity noun: The condition of being polychromatic
  78. polychromatism noun: The condition of being polychromatic
  79. polychromatist noun: An artist who uses many colors.
  80. polychromatize verb: To paint using many colours
  81. polychromatized adjective, verb: painted using many colours
  82. polychromatophil noun: Any polychromatophilic cell, typically an erythrocyte
  83. polychromatophile noun: Alternative form of polychromatophil.
  84. polychromatophilia noun: The affinity (of a sample prepared for microscopic examination) for more than one kind of stain, especially for both acid and basic stains
  85. polychromatophilic adjective: Exhibiting polychromatophilia
  86. polychromator noun: An optical device used to generate multiple beams of light of different frequency
  87. polychromatous adjective: polychromatic
  88. polychrome adjective, noun, verb: Using multiple or many colours.
  89. polychromed adjective: Strikingly multicolored, as if by polychromy.
  90. polychromia noun: A genetic disorder resulting in irregular or excessive coloration of the skin.
  91. polychromic adjective: Polychromatic; many-coloured.
  92. polychromism noun: polychromatism
  93. polychromist noun: A person who applies paint to statues
  94. polychromize verb: Alternative form of polychromatize.
  95. polychromophoric adjective: Having multiple chromophores.
  96. polychromous adjective: Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic.
  97. polychromy noun: polychrome painting
  98. polychrone noun: A person who can multitask
  99. polychronic adjective: Happening at different times.
  100. polychronically adverb: In a polychronic manner.
  101. polychronicity noun: The condition of being polychronic
  102. polychronious adjective: long-lasting; chronic.
  103. polychronistic adjective: Alternative form of polychronic.
  104. polychronization noun: The process of becoming polychronic.
  105. polychronous adjective: Containing multiple rhythms
  106. polychrotid noun: Any lizard in the family Polychrotidae or subfamily Polychrotinae.
  107. polyciliate adjective: Having multiple cilia.
  108. polycistron noun: A group of mRNAs expressed from a single transcription unit
  109. polycistronic adjective: Encoding multiple different polypeptides.
  110. polycistronically adverb: In a polycistronic manner
  111. polycistronism noun: The condition of being polycistronic
  112. polyclad noun: Any member of the Polycladida, a highly diverse clade of free-living marine turbellarian flatworms.
  113. polycladose adjective: Having many branches
  114. polycladous adjective: Having many branches
  115. polyclady noun: The state of being polycladous
  116. polyclimax noun: The presence of multiple vegetational climaxes in the same ecosystem
  117. polyclinic noun: A usually private clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated.
  118. polyclinical adjective: Pertaining to a polyclinic.
  119. polyclinid noun: Any tunicate in the family Polyclinidae.
  120. polyclonal adjective, noun: descended from more than one small group of cells, especially ones of different genetic origin
  121. polyclonal antibody noun: An antibody secreted by different B cell lineages within the body.
  122. polyclonality noun: The condition of being polyclonal
  123. polyclonally adverb: In a polyclonal manner
  124. polyclone noun: A discrete area of tissue composed of several different clones of cells
  125. polycloning adjective: Relating to the production of multiple types of cloning
  126. polycoccous adjective: Having many cocci.
  127. polycomb noun: A protein (or one of a larger group) whose function is to modify gene expression via changes to chromatin
  128. polycombustible adjective: Synonym of multicombustible.
  129. polycomplex noun: A polymeric complex
  130. polycomponent adjective: Synonym of multicomponent.
  131. polycondensate noun: Any substance prepared using polycondensation
  132. polycondensation noun: Any condensation reaction, of a monomer having two functional groups, which leads to the formation of a polymer (a polycondensate).
  133. polycondense verb: To react something to form a polycondensate.
  134. polycondensed adjective, verb: That has undergone a polycondensation reaction
  135. polyconic adjective: Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones.
  136. polyconjugate noun: A fluorescent marker or enzyme used to detect multiple antibodies.
  137. polycontextural adjective: Of or relating to polycontexturality.
  138. polycontexturality noun: A school of thought regarding subjectivity, involving a large number of contexts and viewpoints that cannot be reconciled.
  139. polyconvex adjective: Exhibiting polyconvexity.
  140. polyconvexity noun: A generalization of the notion of convexity for functions defined on spaces of matrices.
  141. polycopid noun: Any ostracod in the family Polycopidae.
  142. polycoria noun: A pathological condition of the eye, characterized by more than one pupillary opening in the iris.
  143. polycormic adjective: Having a number of erect radial axes, like the fastigiate Irish yew.
  144. polycosanol noun: An extract of plant waxes, rich in long-chain aliphatic alcohols
  145. polycot noun: A polycotyledon.
  146. polycotton noun: A fabric made from a blend of cotton and artificial fibres, especially of polyester fibres
  147. polycotyledon noun: A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed.
  148. polycotyledonary adjective: Having the villi of the placenta collected into definite patches, or cotyledons.
  149. polycotyledonous adjective: Having multiple cotyledons.
  150. polycotyledony noun: The condition of being polycotyledonous
  151. polycotylid noun: Any plesiosaur in the family Polycotylidae.
  152. polycotyly noun: The condition of being polycotyledonous
  153. polycount noun: The total number of polygons found in a three-dimensional model.
  154. polycracy noun: A dynasty within a democracy; Government by a clan or relatives of self-elected rulers amid a democratic process
  155. polycrase noun: A black or brown amorphous metallic complex uranium yttrium oxide mineral, found in granitic pegmatites.
  156. polycratic adjective /ˌpɒlɪˈkɹatɪk/: Governed by many people or groups.
  157. polycratism noun: The system of polycracy
  158. polycrisis noun /ˈpɒliˌkraɪsɪs/: A series of crises occurring at the same time.
  159. polycropping noun: Synonym of polyculture.
  160. polycrotic adjective: Of or pertaining to polycrotism; manifesting polycrotism
  161. polycrotism noun: That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or elevations.
  162. polycrystal noun: Any polycrystalline substance
  163. polycrystalline adjective: Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals in random orientations
  164. polycrystallinity noun: Quality of being polycrystalline.
  165. polyctenid noun: Any bug in the family Polyctenidae.
  166. polycube noun: A polyform made by joining one or more cubes face to face in various arrangements.
  167. polycule noun /ˈpɒ.lɪ.kjuːl/: A polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping romantic, sexual, or platonic relationships.
  168. polycultural adjective: Relating to many interacting cultures.
  169. polyculturalism noun: The quality or policy of being polycultural.
  170. polyculturally adverb: In a polycultural manner.
  171. polyculture noun: The planting of two or more crops in the same place.
  172. polycultured adjective: Grown by means of polyculture
  173. polycurious adjective: Curious about or open to polyamory; potentially interested in having relationships with multiple partners.
  174. polycyanate noun: Any compound containing multiple cyanate functional groups
  175. polycyanurate noun: Any polymer / plastic made from cyanurate monomers.
  176. polycycle noun: A planar countably locally-finite graph in which all interior vertices have the maximum vertex degree and all interior faces are polygons with the same...
  177. polycyclic adjective, noun: Involving more than one cycle.
  178. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon noun: Any of a class of organic compounds composed of multiple aromatic rings, many of which are found in coal and in oil deposits, and are produced by the...
  179. polycyclical adjective: Involving more than one cycle.
  180. polycyclicity noun: The condition of being polycyclic.
  181. polycyclization noun: Any cyclization reaction in which many rings are formed
  182. polycycly noun: The quality of being polycyclic.
  183. polycyesis noun: Multiple pregnancy; pregnancy with more than one fetus.
  184. polycylinder noun: A higher dimensional generalization of a cylinder.
  185. polycylindrical adjective: Composed of multiple cylinders (or sections of cylinders)
  186. polycysteine noun: a homopolymer of the amino acid cysteine
  187. polycystic adjective /ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk/: Having many cysts.
  188. polycystic ovarian syndrome noun: Alternative form of polycystic ovary syndrome.
  189. polycystic ovary syndrome noun: A syndrome characterised by polycystic ovaries, menstrual disturbance, and high levels of androgens or insulin.
  190. polycystid adjective, noun: One of the Polycystidea.
  191. polycystin noun: Any of a group of glycoproteins, mutation of which is implicated in polycystic kidney disease.
  192. polycystine adjective, noun: Pertaining to the Polycystina.
  193. polycythaemia noun: Alternative spelling of polycythemia.
  194. polycythaemia vera noun: Alternative spelling of polycythemia vera
  195. polycythaemic adjective: Alternative spelling of polycythemic.
  196. polycythemia noun /ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə/: A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.
  197. polycythemia rubra vera noun: Synonym of polycythemia vera
  198. polycythemia vera noun /ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə ˈvɪəɹə/: A neoplasm of bone marrow in which too many red blood cells are produced, usually along with white blood cells and platelets.
  199. polycythemic adjective /ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪk/: Pertaining to, or afflicted with, polycythemia.
  200. polycytidine noun: A repeat of many cytidine groups in a stretch of RNA
  201. polycytidylic adjective: Of or pertaining to polycytidylic acid
  202. polycytokine noun: Any polymeric cytokine
  203. polycytosine noun: A nucleotide containing cytosine as the only base
  204. polydactyl adjective, noun: Polydactylous.
  205. polydactyle adjective, noun: Alternative form of polydactyl.
  206. polydactylism noun: The possession of more than the normal number of digits.
  207. polydactylous adjective: Having more than the normal number of digits.
  208. polydactyly noun /ˌpɒl.ɪˈdak.tɪl.i/: A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet.
  209. polydaemonism noun: Alternative form of polydemonism.
  210. polydaemonist noun: Alternative form of polydemonist.
  211. polydaemonistic adjective: Alternative form of polydemonistic.
  212. polydalin noun: A particular melampolide.
  213. polydatin noun: Synonym of piceid.
  214. polydeism noun /pɒliˈdeɪˈɪzˈəm/: Belief in the existence of many gods who collectively set the universe in motion, then ceased to interact with it.
  215. polydeist noun: A person who believes in polydeism.
  216. polydeistic adjective: Of or relating to polydeism.
  217. polydeistical adjective: Of or relating to polydeism.
  218. polydeistically adverb: in a polydeistic manner
  219. polydelphous adjective: Alternative form of polyadelphous.
  220. polydemic adjective: Occurring in, or inhabiting, multiple regions.
  221. polydemonism noun: The existence of multiple demons; the worship of these demons
  222. polydemonist noun: A worshipper of many demons; a believer in polydemonism.
  223. polydemonistic adjective: Relating to polydemonism.
  224. polydendritic adjective: Composed of many dendrites
  225. polydendrocyte noun: An oligodendrocyte progenitor cell.
  226. polydendrocytic adjective: Relating to or composed of many dendrocytes.
  227. polydenominational adjective: multidenominational
  228. polydent adjective: multident
  229. polydental adjective: Synonym of polydentate.
  230. polydentate adjective: Coordinated to the central atom by several bonds; multidentate
  231. polydeoxy- prefix: various polymers of deoxynucleotides and their derivatives
  232. polydeoxynucleotide noun: Any polymer of a deoxynucleotide.
  233. polydeoxyribo- prefix: Used to form various polymers of deoxyribonucleotides and their derivatives.
  234. polydeoxyribonucleotide noun: Any polymer whose constituent monomer is a deoxyribonucleotide.
  235. polydepsipeptide noun: A polymeric depsipeptide
  236. polyderivative noun: A derivative of a compound formed by adding or replacing many radicals or functional groups.
  237. polydermatomyositis noun: Synonym of dermatomyositis.
  238. polydesmid noun: An millipede in order Polydesmida (flatbacked millipedes).
  239. polydesoxyribonucleotide noun: Alternative form of polydeoxyribonucleotide.
  240. Polydeucean adjective /ˌpɒlɪdjuːˈsiːən/: Of or relating to the god Polydeuces (a.k.a. Pollux) in Greek mythology.
  241. Polydeucian adjective /ˌpɒlɪˈdjuːsiən/: Alternative form of Polydeucean.
  242. polydextrose noun: A multipurpose food ingredient synthesized from dextrose and classified as soluble fibre.
  243. polydiacetylene noun: Any of several electrically conducting polymers made from the polymerization of substituted diacetylenes.
  244. polydiegetic adjective: Of or relating to more than one diegesis.
  245. polydiester noun: Any polymer formed from diesters
  246. polydigital adjective: Having or relating to multiple digits.
  247. polydigitate adjective: Synonym of polydigital.
  248. polydimensional adjective: multidimensional
  249. polydimethylsiloxane noun: The simplest silicone, being a polymer having a repeat unit of -Si(CH₃)₂-O- ; its properties depend on the degree of polymerization and range from that of...
  250. polydioxane noun: A synthetic polymer used to make surgical sutures
  251. polydioxanone noun: A biodegradable plastic made by the polymerization of p-dioxanone; it is used in medical applications such as sutures
  252. polydipsia noun: Excessive and constant thirst, caused by disease.
  253. polydipsic adjective: Relating to, or exhibiting, polydipsia.
  254. polydirectional adjective: In many directions; effectively omnidirectional
  255. polydisc noun: A Cartesian product of discs.
  256. polydisk noun: Alternative form of polydisc.
  257. polydisperse adjective: Having a range of particle sizes.
  258. polydispersed adjective: polydisperse
  259. polydispersibility noun: The condition of being made polydisperse
  260. polydispersion noun: The process of making or becoming polydisperse
  261. polydispersity noun: The state of being polydisperse
  262. polydispersive adjective: polydisperse
  263. polydispersivity noun: The condition of being polydispersive
  264. polydisulfide noun: Any polymer containing multiple disulfide bonds
  265. polydiverse adjective: Being a mixture of separate polymers with different molecular weight .
  266. polydiversity noun: diversity in multiple ways
  267. polydivisible adjective: Describing an integer whose first digits are divisible by the numbers of digits concerned
  268. polydnaviral adjective: Relating to polydnaviruses.
  269. polydnavirion noun /ˌpɒlɪdnəˈvɪɹiɒn/: The virion of a polydnavirus
  270. polydnavirus noun: An insect virus of family Polydnaviridae that integrates itself inside a wasp genome.
  271. polydodecahedron noun: convex regular 4-polytype (four-dimensional analogue of a Platonic solid) with Schläfli symbol {5,3,3}
  272. polydolopimorphian noun: Any extinct metatherian of the order †Polydolopimorphia
  273. polydomain adjective: Composed of multiple (crystal) domains
  274. polydomous adjective: Occupying and maintaining multiple nests.
  275. polydomy noun: The situation where an ant colony is established across multiple nest sites.
  276. polydont noun: Any animal that has many teeth, or with different types of teeth
  277. polydopamine noun: A polymer formed by the oxidation of dopamine, naturally produced as a biological glue, and also used as a flame retardant.
  278. Polydorus proper noun: A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.
  279. polydrafter noun: A polyform made by joining N-2 triangles edge to edge in various arrangements, each of these triangles being a right triangle with angles 30°, 60° and 90°.
  280. polydromic adjective: polytropic
  281. polydrug adjective: Of, pertaining to, or using multiple different drugs.
  282. polydrugs noun: Multiple drugs, taken recreationally.
  283. polydrupe noun: Any fruit that is an aggregate of multiple drupes
  284. polyduct noun: A single pipeline that carries different refined products.
  285. polydymite noun: An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.
  286. polydystrophy noun /pɑliˈdɪstɹəfi/: Dystrophy comprising multiple types (multiple dystrophies), as for example in pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy.
  287. polyedron noun: Dated form of polyhedron.
  288. polyeidic adjective: Passing through several distinct larval forms; having several distinct kinds of young.
  289. polyeidism noun: The quality or state of being polyeidic.
  290. polyelastomer noun: An elastomeric plastic.
  291. polyelastomeric adjective: Relating to or composed of a polyelastomer.
  292. polyelectrolyte noun: A polymeric electrolyte (such as a protein).
  293. polyelectrolytic adjective: Of or pertaining to a polyelectrolyte.
  294. polyelectronic adjective: Having more than one electron
  295. polyelectrostatic adjective: Involving many electrostatic interactions
  296. polyembryo noun: A single seed that contains multiple embryos.
  297. polyembryogenesis noun: The genesis of polyembryony
  298. polyembryoma noun: An aggressive form of germ cell tumor usually found in the ovaries.
  299. polyembryonate adjective: Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic.
  300. polyembryonic adjective: Polyembryonate.

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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.