All English words - page 2791

Meanings of Poltroon:

noun

An utter coward.

Usage examples:

Come on, you poltroons!

Meanings of Poltroonism:

noun

Cowardice.

Meanings of Poltroons:

noun

An utter coward.

Usage examples:

Come on, you poltroons!

Meanings of Poly:

noun

Polyester.

Usage examples:

Stretch twill is a poly/rayon/lycroflex blend that is both comfortable and very flexible, and offer…

adjective

Polyamorous.

Usage examples:

The interviewer gently interrogates three poly groups.

combining form

Many; much.

Usage examples:

Polyandry

Meanings of Polyacid:

adjective

Of the nature of or relating to a polyacid.

noun

A compound which has more than one acidic group; especially an acid containing polymeric anions.

Meanings of Polyacrylamide:

noun

A synthetic resin made by polymerizing acrylamide, especially a water-soluble polymer used to form or stabilize gels and as a thickening or clarifying agent.

Usage examples:

Linear polyacrylamide is a very efficient neutral carrier

Meanings of Polyacrylonitrile:

noun

Any of the polymers of acrylonitrile, many of which are used commercially, especially as man-made fibres.

Meanings of Polyactinal:

adjective

(of a sponge spicule) having many rays; (of a sponge) having such spicules.

Meanings of Polyad:

noun

A group of more than two, or (sometimes more generally) of an indeterminate number of things, persons, etc.

Meanings of Polyadelphia:

noun

In the linnaean artificial system: the eighteenth class of plants, comprising those whose flowers have numerous stamens united by their filaments into three or more bundles.

Meanings of Polyadelphous:

adjective

Of stamens: partially united by their filaments into three or more groups. formerly also: †(in the linnaean artificial system) characteristic of or belonging to the class polyadelphia (obsolete).

Meanings of Polyadenous:

adjective

Having many glands.

Meanings of Polyadic:

adjective

Involving three or more quantities, elements, or individuals.

Usage examples:

The study of polyadic interactions in baboons

Meanings of Polyalcohol:

noun

A polyhydric alcohol.

Meanings of Polyamide:

noun

A synthetic polymer of a type made by the linkage of an amino group of one molecule and a carboxylic acid group of another, including many synthetic fibres such as nylon.

Usage examples:

Generically known as a group of polyamides, nylon is chemically distinguished by its amide linkages…

Meanings of Polyamine:

noun

An organic compound which contains two or more amine groups.

Meanings of Polyandrist:

noun

A person who practises polyandry; a woman who has two or more husbands or male sexual partners at the same time.

Meanings of Polyandrium:

noun

A place of burial for a number of people, a common grave.

Meanings of Polyandry:

noun

Polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband.

Usage examples:

One version of polygamy, polyandry - the marriage of a woman with more than one husband - is very r…

Meanings of Polyarch:

adjective

Of xylem or woody tissue: arising from several points of origin, having many strands of protoxylem.

Meanings of Polyarchic:

adjective

= polyarchical .

Meanings of Polyarchical:

adjective

Of, relating to, of the nature of, or characteristic of a polyarchy.

Meanings of Polyarchies:

noun

Rule or government by many people.

Meanings of Polyarthritis:

noun

Arthritis affecting several or many joints.

Meanings of Polyarticular:

adjective

(of a disease) affecting several joints.