| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| polyactinia | noun pl. | An old name for those Anthozoa which, like the actinias, have numerous simple tentacles. |
| polyandrian | adjective | Polyandrous. |
| polyandrous | adjective | Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle. |
| polyarchist | noun | One who advocates polyarchy; — opposed to monarchist. |
| polybromide | noun | A bromide containing more than one atom of bromine in the molecule. |
| polycarpous | adjective | Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year., Having several pistils in one flower. |
| polychroism | noun | Same as Pleochroism. |
| polychroite | noun | The coloring matter of saffron; — formerly so called because of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; — called also crocin, and safranin. |
| polychromic | adjective | Polychromatic., Pertaining to, or designating, any one of several acids (known only in their salts) which contain more than one atom of chromium. |
| polycrotism | noun | That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or elevations; — contrasted with monocrotism and dicrotism. |
| polycystina | noun pl. | A division of Radiolaria including numerous minute marine species. The skeleton is composed of silica, and is often very elegant in form and sculpture. Many have been found in the fossil state. |
| polycystine | adjective | Pertaining to the Polycystina., One of the Polycystina. |
| polygastric | adjective | Having several bellies; — applied to muscles which are made up of several bellies separated by short tendons., Pertaining to the Polygastrica., One of the Polygastrica. |
| polygenesis | noun | Alt. of Polygeny |
| polygenetic | adjective | Having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times., Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic. |
| polygordius | noun | A genus of marine annelids, believed to be an ancient or ancestral type. It is remarkable for its simplicity of structure and want of parapodia. It is the type of the order Archiannelida, or Gymnotoma. See Loeven’s larva. |
| polygraphic | adjective | Alt. of Polygraphical |
| polygrooved | adjective | Having many grooves; as, a polygrooved rifle or gun (referring to the rifling). |
| polyhedrons | plural | of Polyhedron |
| polyhedrous | adjective | Polyhedral. |
| polyloquent | adjective | Garrulous; loquacious. |
| polymastism | noun | The condition of having more than two mammae, or breasts. |
| polymathist | noun | One versed in many sciences; a person of various learning. |
| polymorphic | adjective | Polymorphous. |
| polymyodous | adjective | Polymyoid. |
| polynesians | noun pl. | The race of men native in Polynesia. |
| polynuclear | adjective | Containing many nuclei. |
| polyonomous | adjective | Having many names or titles; polyonymous. |
| polyonymous | adjective | Polyonomous. |
| polyphagous | adjective | Eating, or subsisting on, many kinds of food; as, polyphagous animals. |
| polyphonism | noun | Polyphony. |
| polyphonist | noun | A proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a ventriloquist., A master of polyphony; a contrapuntist. |
| polyphonous | adjective | Same as Polyphonic. |
| polyplastic | adjective | Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms; as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape. |
| polyrhizous | adjective | Having numerous roots, or rootlets. |
| polysilicic | adjective | Of or pertaining to compounds formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid. |
| polysporous | adjective | Containing many spores. |
| polystomata | noun pl. | A division of trematode worms having more two suckers. Called also Polystomea and Polystoma. |
| polytechnic | adjective | Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; — applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are taught with especial reference to their practical application; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products. |
| polythelism | noun | The condition of having more than two teats, or nipples. |
| polyzoarium | noun | Same as Polyzoary. |