Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z polyazulene An electrically conducting polymer in which the repeat units are azulene molecules linked through the five-membered ring. polybacillary Relating to more than one bacillus. polybacterial Relating to more than one kind of bacterium. polybag 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. polyball A polystyrene sphere, used in fishing, in science experiments, etc. polybaramin A grouping of organisms that belong to different holobaramins. polybaraminic Of or relating to a polybaramin. polybasal Having, or associated with multiple bases polybase Any polybasic compound polybasic containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms; see also polyprotic polybasicity The quality of being polybasic. polybasite A black ore consisting of silver, sulfur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic. polybead A polystyrene bead, typically used as insulation polybehenate A behenate polymer whose sucrose ester is used to measure intestinal fat polybenzimidazole a polymer, containing imidazole repeat units, prepared from tetraaminobiphenyl and diphenyl isophthalate; it does not melt or ignite, so is used in fire-resistant materials polybenzobisoxazole A thermoset liquid crystalline polyoxazole with high tensile strength. polybenzoxazine Any of a range of thermosetting resins derived from a benzoxazine polybetaine A polyampholyte whose repeat unit is derived from betaine Polybian Relating to the Ancient Greek historian and scholar Polybius. polybinary Relating to multiple binary systems Polybius A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polybius, an Ancient Greek historian of the Hellenistic period. polyblast A macrophage exuded by some ameboids polyblastic Relating to polyblasts polyblend A mixture of two or more polymers, especially of man-made fibres or recycled plastic. polyborate Any compound composed of many borate anions polyborine Relating to the subfamily Polyborinae of falcons or its members. polybottle A bottle made from polyethylene. polybranchiaspiform Any extinct fish of the order †Polybranchiaspidiformes polybrene A cationic polymer, hexadimethrine bromide, used to increase the efficiency of infection of certain cells with a retrovirus in cell culture. polybromide A molecule or ion containing three or more bromine atoms polybrominated Having had multiple hydrogen atoms replaced by bromine polybunous multituberculate polybuny multituberculy polybutadiene A polymer of butadiene, used to make synthetic rubber. polybutene Any of a range of polymers of isobutene, used as adhesives and in rubber products. polybutylene polybutene polybutyrate A misnomer for any copolymer of polybutylene terephthalate polycaliber Having guns of two or more different calibres polycalic Of a termite or ant colony, spread over multiple mounds or nests. polycalin A lipocalin associated with the silkworm (of genus Bombyx) polycameratic Having multiple dials polycandidal Relating to many types of candidal yeasts Polycaon The son of Lelex, king of Laconia, by the Naiad nymph, Cleochareia. polycapillary Having many capillaries polycaprolactam A polymer formed by ring-opening polymerization, originally developed in the 1950s as an alternative to a similar patented polymer. polycaprolactone A biodegradable polyester used in medical applications such as sutures polycarb polycarbonate polycarbamate 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 An electrically conducting polymer obtained by the polymerization of carbazole. polycarbene A polymeric carbene polycarbohydrate Synonym of polysaccharide. polycarbon polymeric carbon (such as graphite or graphene) polycarbonate Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates. polycarbonated Mixed with or containing polycarbonate plastic. polycarbonic Of or pertaining to a polycarbonic acid or its derivatives, the polycarbonates polycarbophil A drug used as a stool stabilizer; a synthetic polymer of polyacrylic acid cross-linked with divinyl glycol, with calcium as a counterion. polycarbosilane Any polymer composed of carbosilane residues. polycarboxylate Any ester of a polycarboxylic acid polycarboxylated Converted into polycarboxylic acid. polycarboxylic Having multiple carboxylic functional groups. polycarp A polycarpic plant. polycarpellary Composed of several or numerous carpels. polycarpellate Synonym of polycarpellary. Polycarpian Of or pertaining to Polycarp. polycarpic Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year. polycarpy The state of being polycarpous polycaspase Involving or relating to multiple caspases. polycatechol A polymeric derivative of catechol polycatenane Any polymer containing a number of monomers linked in the fashion of a catenane. polycatenary Having multiple chains polycation any cation having more than one positive charge polycationic Of, pertaining to, or containing a polycation. polycausal Having many causes. polycell polychoron polycellular Synonym of multicellular. polycellulosomal Relating to polycellulosomes polycellulosome A cluster of tightly-packed cellulosomes polycentral Having or relating to more than one centre. polycentric Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control polycentrically In a polycentric manner. polycentricity The quality of being polycentric. polycentrid Any leaffish in the family Polycentridae. polycentrism a political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control polycentrist A proponent of polycentrism. polycentropodid Any caddis fly in the family Polycentropodidae. polycephalic Having more than one head. polycephalous many-headed polycephaly The condition of having more than one head polycerate having multiple pairs of horns. polyceratid Any sea slug in the family Polyceratidae. polycerid Any sea slug in the family Polyceridae. polychaeta Any annelid worm of the class Polychaeta polychaetan Relating to polychaetes polychaetologist Any biologist whose speciality is polychetes polychaetotic Relating to worms of the class Polychaeta polychaetous Relating to polychaetes. polychalcogenide Any compound of general formula REₙR having a chain of more than two chalcogen atoms. polychelating That forms multiple chelate bonds polychelid Any crustacean in the family Polychelidae. polychemotherapeutic Of or pertaining to polychemotherapy. polychemotherapy Chemotherapy involving several different drugs. polychete 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. polychitin A polymer of chitin polychloride A molecule or ion containing three or more chlorine atoms polychlorinated Having many hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine. polychlorobiphenyl polychlorinated biphenyl polychloroprene Synonym of neoprene. polychloroterphenyl A polychlorinated terphenyl. polychlorotrifluoroethylene A polymer of chlorotrifluoroethylene polychoir Relating to more than one choir. polycholia An excessive secretion of bile polychondritis A medical condition characterized by inflammation and deterioration of cartilage. polychoral Featuring multiple choirs, or a choir that has been divided into different groups (so as to effect antiphonal exchange) polychord Two or more chords, each constructed in a different manner, one on top of the other; multiple chords. polychordal Of or pertaining to a polychord. polychoric Of or pertaining to the use of more than one chorus; that uses or is intended to use more than one chorus. polychorionic Synonym of multichorionic. polychoron A four-dimensional polytope. polychorous Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, in multiple ways (e.g. by multiple kinds of animal). polychotomous Divisible or separable into multiple groups or pieces. polychotomously In a polychotomous manner. polychotomy polytomy polychrest A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases. polychrestic Able to be used in various ways. polychroic Having many colours polychroism pleochroism polychroite The coloring matter of saffron. polychromasia 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 bone marrow during blood formation. polychromate A salt or ion composed of multiple chromate groups polychromatic Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours. polychromatically In a polychromatic manner. polychromaticity The condition of being polychromatic polychromatism The condition of being polychromatic polychromatist An artist who uses many colors. polychromatize To paint using many colours polychromatized painted using many colours polychromatophil Any polychromatophilic cell, typically an erythrocyte polychromatophilia The affinity (of a sample prepared for microscopic examination) for more than one kind of stain, especially for both acid and basic stains polychromatophilic Exhibiting polychromatophilia polychromator An optical device used to generate multiple beams of light of different frequency polychromatous polychromatic polychrome Using multiple or many colours. polychromed Strikingly multicolored, as if by polychromy. polychromia A genetic disorder resulting in irregular or excessive coloration of the skin. polychromic Polychromatic; many-coloured. polychromism polychromatism polychromist A person who applies paint to statues polychromophoric Having multiple chromophores. polychromous Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic. polychromy polychrome painting