All English words - page 4343

Meanings of Polytypy:

noun

The occurrence of several types within a group.

Meanings of Polyunsaturate:

noun

Polyunsaturated fats or fatty acids.

Usage examples:

Choose a low-fat spread high in polyunsaturates

Meanings of Polyunsaturated:

adjective

(of an organic compound, especially a fat or oil molecule) containing several double or triple bonds between carbon atoms.

Usage examples:

We consume three main types of fats in our daily diet - saturated fats, monounsaturated fats and po…

Meanings of Polyuresis:

noun

Polyuria.

Meanings of Polyurethane:

noun

A synthetic resin in which the polymer units are linked by urethane groups, used chiefly as constituents of paints, varnishes, adhesives, and foams.

Usage examples:

Five coats of polyurethane

verb

Coat or protect with polyurethane.

Usage examples:

I stained and polyurethaned the rest of the wood

Meanings of Polyuria:

noun

Production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine.

Usage examples:

The most important renal effects are polydipsia and polyuria resulting from nephrogenic diabetes in…

Meanings of Polyvalent:

adjective

Having a valency of three or more.

Usage examples:

The main physical effect described by this relation is the sensitivity of lipid enrichment to valen…

Meanings of Polyvinyl:

adjective

Denoting materials or objects made from polymers of vinyl compounds.

Usage examples:

A polyvinyl tube

noun

A type of plastic that is used especially for making clothes, floor coverings, and bags

Meanings of Polyvinylidene:

noun

Any of the synthetic resins which are made by polymerizing compounds containing the vinylidene group  c=ch₂.

Meanings of Polyvinylpyrrolidone:

noun

A water-soluble polymer of vinyl pyrrolidone, used as a synthetic blood plasma substitute and in the cosmetic, drug, and food-processing industries.

Usage examples:

To prevent oxidation of polyphenol and its interference with activity of taq polymerase; 2-mercapto…

Meanings of Polyvoltine:

adjective

Of an insect (originally a variety of the silk moth, bombyx mori): producing several broods in a year; multivoltine.

Meanings of Polywater:

noun

A supposed polymeric form of water having properties markedly different from ordinary water and reputedly discovered in fine capillary tubes. these properties were later found to be the result of impurities.

Meanings of Polyzoa:

noun

Another term for bryozoa.

Meanings of Polyzoal:

adjective

Polyzoan.

Meanings of Polyzoic:

adjective

Consisting of many individual organisms or parts of a similar nature; specifically (of a tapeworm) composed of a number of proglottids. also (rare): polyzoan.

Meanings of Polyzonal:

adjective

Divided into or comprising several zones; occupying or involving several zones.

Meanings of Polyzoon:

noun

An animal of the former division polyzoa; a bryozoan.

Meanings of Pom:

noun

Short for pomeranian.

Meanings of Pom-pom:

noun

An offensive word for an english person

Meanings of Pomace:

noun

(especially in cider-making) the pulpy residue remaining after fruit has been crushed in order to extract its juice.

Usage examples:

Control is difficult, and includes destruction of breeding places, such as piles of rejected fruit …

Meanings of Pomacentrid:

adjective

Of, relating to or resembling a fish of the family pomacentridae, which comprises typically small, frequently brightly coloured fishes of temperate and tropical seas and includes the damselfishes.

noun

A pomacentrid fish.

Meanings of Pomacentridae:

adjective

Of, relating to or resembling a fish of the family pomacentridae, which comprises typically small, frequently brightly coloured fishes of temperate and tropical seas and includes the damselfishes.

noun

A pomacentrid fish.

Meanings of Pomaceous:

adjective

Of the nature of a pome; of or relating to the pomoideae (or pomeae), a subfamily of the family rosaceae consisting of trees and shrubs which produce pomes, such as the apple, pear, and hawthorn.

Meanings of Pomade:

noun

A scented ointment or oil applied to the hair.

Usage examples:

Style your hair with a quasi-mohawk, by adding pomade to emphasize the hair in the middle of your h…

verb

Apply pomade to.

Usage examples:

He used to pomade his hair

Meanings of Pomaded:

adjective

Having or denoting hair dressed with pomade.

Usage examples:

He slid his fingers through his pomaded hair

verb

Apply pomade to.

Usage examples:

He used to pomade his hair