English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 508 of 931

polyarchnoun

A state of many rulers, many leaders.

polyarchicadj

Of or pertaining to a polyarchy.

polyarchismnoun

The practice of polyarchy

polyarchynoun

A government in which power is invested in multiple people.

polyarenenoun

Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

polyargininenoun

A polypeptide consisting of arginine residues

polyarniknoun

A polar explorer from the Soviet Union.

polyaromaticadj

Containing more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such rings fused together.

polyaromatic hydrocarbonnoun

Synonym of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

polyarteritisnoun

inflammation of multiple arteries

polyarthralgianoun

Arthralgia (joint pain) that affects many joints.

polyarthriticadj

Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with polyarthritis.

polyarthritisnoun

Any arthritis affecting five or more joints, often caused by an autoimmune disorder.

polyarthropathiesnoun

plural of polyarthropathy

polyarthropathynoun

Disease in multiple joints.

polyarthrosisnoun

Arthrosis of several joints.

polyarticularadj

Having, or affecting multiple joints

polyasparaginenoun

A polymer formed from asparagine monomers, or a portion of a protein consisting solely of asparagine

polyaspartatenoun

Any salt or ester of polyaspartic acid

polyatheistnoun

A person who does not believe in multiple gods.

polyatomicadj

(of a molecule or ion) Consisting of three or more atoms.

polyattentiveadj

Able to pay attention to several things at once.

polyattentivenessnoun

The condition of paying attention to several things at once.

polyautographynoun

The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone; a form of lithography.

polyautoimmunitynoun

The presence of several autoimmune diseases in the same person

polyaxialadj

Having more than one axis.

polyaxialitynoun

The state of being polyaxial

polyaxiallyadv

Using multiple axes.

polyaxonaladj

Relating to many axons

polyaxonemenoun

A group of many axonemes

polyazacyclophanenoun

A polymeric azacyclophane

polyazidenoun

Any compound having multiple azide groups; they are exceptionally explosive

polyazoadj

Containing multiple azo groups

polyazolenoun

A polymer composed of azole units

polyazulenenoun

An electrically conducting polymer in which the repeat units are azulene molecules linked through the five-membered ring.

polybacillaryadj

Relating to more than one bacillus.

polybacterialadj

Relating to more than one kind of bacterium.

polybagnoun

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 of a newspaper or magazine.

polybaraminnoun

A grouping of organisms that belong to different holobaramins.

polybaraminicadj

Of or relating to a polybaramin.

polybasaladj

Having, or associated with multiple bases

polybasenoun

Any polybasic compound

polybasicadj

containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms; see also polyprotic

polybasitenoun

A black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.

polybeadnoun

A polystyrene bead, typically used as insulation

polybehenatenoun

A behenate polymer whose sucrose ester is used to measure intestinal fat

polybenzoxazinenoun

Any of a range of thermosetting resins derived from a benzoxazine

polybetainenoun

A polyampholyte whose repeat unit is derived from betaine

Polybianadj

Relating to the Ancient Greek historian and scholar Polybius.

polybinaryadj

Relating to multiple binary systems

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