English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 506 of 931

polyadnoun

A group consisting of an indeterminate number of items.

polyadaptationaladj

Relating to multiple adaptations

polyaddictionnoun

The condition of having more than one addiction.

polyadditionnoun

Any addition reaction that yields a polymer.

polyadelphousadj

Having stamens combined in more than two groups.

polyadelphynoun

Presence of polyadelphous stamen.

polyadeninenoun

A long section of nucleic acid containing only the adenine nucleoside

polyadenitisnoun

A condition in which many of the lymph nodes are inflamed.

polyadenopathynoun

A disease that affects multiple lymph nodes.

polyadenosinenoun

A polymeric form of adenosine

polyadenosisnoun

A disease that affects multiple lymph nodes

polyadenousadj

Having many glands.

polyadenylasenoun

An enzyme that degrades polyadenylate

polyadenylatenoun

Any salt or ester of polyadenylic acid.

polyadenylicadj

Of or pertaining to polyadenylic acid or its derivatives

polyadenylic acidnoun

A polymer of adenylic acid attached to mRNA before transportation to the cytoplasm.

polyadenylylationnoun

Addition of many adenylyl groups

polyadicadj

Of or pertaining to a polyad (comprising many elements)

polyaesthesianoun

A number of identical feelings nevertheless higher than the number of causes.

polyagglutinableadj

Able to undergo polyagglutination

polyagglutinationnoun

agglutination (of red blood cells) by many forms of blood serum

Polyakname

A surname from Hungarian.

polyalaninenoun

A polypeptide (or section of a protein) containing only alanine residues

polyalcoholnoun

An alcohol containing many hydroxy groups (typically more than two)

polyaldehydenoun

A resin that is a polymer of formaldehyde or other aldehydes

polyalgebrasnoun

plural of polyalgebra

polyalgianoun

The presence of multiple pains

polyalgorithmnoun

A set of algorithms together with rules for choosing when to use each one.

polyalicyclicadj

Having many alicyclic rings

polyalkenenoun

Polyolefin.

polyalkenoatenoun

Any salt or ester of polyalkenoic acid.

polyalkenoicadj

Describing any polyunsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid

polyalkylationnoun

alkylation with many alkyl groups

polyalkylimidenoun

A commercial polyimide used as a gel in reconstructive surgery.

polyallelicadj

Having multiple alleles at a genetic locus

polyallelismnoun

The presence of multiple alleles at a genetic locus

polyallergicadj

allergic to many different materials

polyallergynoun

An allergy to many different materials

polyallomernoun

A copolymer of more than one olefin, especially of propylene and another olefin

polyallyladj

composed of, or derived from, many allyl groups

polyallylaminenoun

A polymer of allylamine

polyalphabeticadj

Describing a substitution cipher in which plaintext letters in different positions are enciphered using different substitution alphabets.

polyalphabeticallyadv

In a polyalphabetic manner.

polyalphaolefinnoun

a non-polar polymer; made by the polymerization of the alpha-olefin monomer

polyalternatingadj

Describing a copolymer in which two monomers alternate in position

polyamadj

Polyamorous.

polyamidationnoun

Any reaction that yields a polyamide

polyamidenoun

Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon.

polyamidoaminenoun

A dendritic polymer composed of amide and amine units

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