Words containing poly
4 letter words containing poly
- poly — Informal. polyester (def 2): a blend of poly and cotton.
5 letter words containing poly
- poly- — Poly- is used to form adjectives and nouns which indicate that many things or types of something are involved in something. For example, a polysyllabic word contains many syllables.
- polyp — Zoology. a sedentary type of animal form characterized by a more or less fixed base, columnar body, and free end with mouth and tentacles, especially as applied to coelenterates. an individual zooid of a compound or colonial organism.
6 letter words containing poly
- polyol — an alcohol containing three or more hydroxyl groups; a polyhydric alcohol.
- polyps — Zoology. a sedentary type of animal form characterized by a more or less fixed base, columnar body, and free end with mouth and tentacles, especially as applied to coelenterates. an individual zooid of a compound or colonial organism.
7 letter words containing poly
- duopoly — the market condition that exists when there are only two sellers. Compare monopoly (def 1), oligopoly.
- polyact — (of a sea creature) having many tentacles or limb-like protrusions
- polybus — a Corinthian king who was the foster father of Oedipus.
- polycot — a polycotyledon.
- polyene — a hydrocarbon containing two or more double bonds, often conjugated.
8 letter words containing poly
- monopoly — exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly.
- polyacid — having more than one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- polyadic — (of a relation, operation, etc) having several argument places, as … moves … from … to …, which might be represented as Mpox1y1z1t1x2y2z2t2 where p names a person, o an object, and each t a time, and each <x,y,z> the coordinates of a place
- polyarch — (of a woody tissue) having multiple points of origin
- polyaxon — a nerve cell with multiple branches
9 letter words containing poly
- copolymer — a chemical compound of high molecular weight formed by uniting the molecules of two or more different compounds (monomers)
- hippolyta — a queen of the Amazons, variously said to have been killed by Hercules or to have been conquered and married by Theseus.
- lipolysis — the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol, as by lipase.
- lipolytic — Of or pertaining to lipolysis.
- oligopoly — the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors. Compare duopoly, monopoly (def 1).
10 letter words containing poly
- bibliopoly — a bookseller, especially a dealer in rare or used books.
- biopolymer — a large molecule in a living organism
- copolymers — Plural form of copolymer.
- hippolytus — Also, Hippolytos [hi-pol-i-tuh s, -tos] /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
- hydropolyp — an individual animal in a colony of hydroids
11 letter words containing poly
- copolyester — A polyester that has been modified by the addition of other chemicals.
- copolymeric — of or relating to a copolymer
- homopolymer — a polymer consisting of a single species of monomer, as polyadenylic acid or polyglutamic acid.
- polyactinal — possessing many rays
- polyalcohol — polyol.
12 letter words containing poly
- antimonopoly — opposed to monopoly
- copolymerise — Alt form copolymerize.
- copolymerize — to react (two compounds) together to produce a copolymer
- depolymerize — to break (a polymer) into constituent monomers or (of a polymer) to decompose in this way
- photopolymer — a polymer or plastic that undergoes a change in physical or chemical properties when exposed to light.
13 letter words containing poly
- allopolyploid — (of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from different species
- anti-monopoly — exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly.
- antilipolytic — Countering lipolysis.
- autopolyploid — (of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from a single species
- copolymerized — Polymerized, along with another compound, to form a copolymer.
14 letter words containing poly
- allopolyploidy — the state of having two or more sets of chromosomes derived from parents of different species or widely differing strains
- autopolyploidy — having more than two haploid sets of chromosomes that are derived from the same ancestral species.
- copolymerizing — Present participle of copolymerize.
- endopolyploidy — The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus.
- non-polynomial — (complexity) The set or property of problems for which no polynomial-time algorithm is known. This includes problems for which the only known algorithms require a number of steps which increases exponentially with the size of the problem, and those for which no algorithm at all is known. Within these two there are problems which are "provably difficult" and "provably unsolvable".
15 letter words containing poly
- polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polychloroprene — a chloroprene polymer
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
- polyelectrolyte — an electrolyte of high molecular weight, usually polymeric, either natural or synthetic.
16 letter words containing poly
- copolymerization — a process resembling polymerization, in which unlike molecules unite in alternate or random sequences in a chain
- depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
- depolymerization — (chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments.
- polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
17 letter words containing poly
- lipopolysaccaride — a molecule, consisting of lipid and polysaccharide components, that is the main constituent of the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria
- malayo-polynesian — a family of languages extending from Madagascar to the central Pacific, including Malagasy, Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog, and Polynesian
- polyacrylonitrile — a polymer of acrylonitrile used in the manufacture of Orlon and other synthetic textiles.
- polymorphonuclear — (of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.
18 letter words containing poly
- lipopolysaccharide — any of a class of polysaccharides to which lipids are attached.
- mucopolysaccharide — (formerly) glycosaminoglycan.
- polychromatophilic — having an affinity for more than one kind of stain, especially for acid, neutral, and basic stains, as polychromatophilic erythroblasts characteristic of pernicious anemia.
19 letter words containing poly
- lipopolysaccharides — Plural form of lipopolysaccharide.
- mucopolysaccharides — Plural form of mucopolysaccharide.
- photopolymerization — polymerization induced by light.
20 letter words containing poly
- heteropolysaccharide — (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide.
- polyvinylpyrrolidone — a white, amorphous, water-soluble powder, (C 6 H 9 NO) n , used chiefly as a vehicle in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
21 letter words containing poly
- mucopolysaccharidoses — Plural form of mucopolysaccharidosis.
- mucopolysaccharidosis — Any of a group of metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunction of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down glycosaminoglycans.
23 letter words containing poly
- polytetrafluoroethylene — any polymer, plastic, or resin having the formula (C 2 F 4) n , prepared from tetrafluoroethylene, noted for its slippery, nonsticking properties, and used in the manufacture of gaskets, electrical insulation, tubing, candy molds, container linings, frying-pan coatings, etc.
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