Polymorphy

Pol"y*mor`phy (?), n. Existence in many forms; polymorphism.

Poly-mountain

Po`ly-moun"tain (?), n. (Bot.) (a) Same as Poly, n. (b) The closely related Teucrium montanum, formerly called Polium montanum, a plant of Southern Europe. (c) The Bartsia alpina, a low purple-flowered herb of Europe.

Polymyodæ

Pol`y*my"o*dæ (?), n. pl. [NL. See Polymyoid.] (Zoöl.) Same as Oscines.

Polymyodous

Pol`y*my"o*dous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Polymyoid.

Polymyoid

Po*lym"y*oid (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. , , muscle + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Having numerous vocal muscles; of or pertaining to the Polymyodæ.

Polyneme

Pol"y*neme (?), n. [Poly- + Gr. thread.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of tropical food fishes of the family Polynemidæ. They have several slender filaments, often very long, below the pectoral fin. Some of them yield isinglass of good quality. Called also threadfish.

Polynemoid

Pol`y*ne"moid (?), a. [Polyneme + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the polynemes, or the family Polynemidæ.

Polynesian

Pol`y*ne"sian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern and central Pacific), or to the Polynesians.

Polynesians

Pol`y*ne"sians (?), n. pl.; sing. Polynesian. (Ethnol.) The race of men native in Polynesia.

Polynia

Po*lyn"i*a (?), n. [Russ. poluineia a warm place in water, i. e., a place which does not freeze.] The open sea supposed to surround the north pole. Kane.

Polynomial

Pol`y*no"mi*al (?), n. [Poly- + -nomial, as in monomial, binomial: cf. F. polyn\'93me.] (Alg.) An expression composed of two or more terms, connected by the signs plus or minus; as, a2 - 2ab + b2.

Polynomial

Pol`y*no"mi*al, a.

1. Containing many names or terms; multinominal; as, the polynomial theorem.

2. Consisting of two or more words; having names consisting of two or more words; as, a polynomial name; polynomial nomenclature.

Polynuclear

Pol`y*nu"cle*ar (?), a. [Poly- + nuclear.] (Biol.) Containing many nuclei.

Polynucleolar

Pol`y*nu*cle"o*lar (?), a. [Poly- + nucleolar.] (Biol.) Having more than one nucleolus.

Polyommatous

Pol`y*om"ma*tous (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. , , the eye.] Having many eyes.

Polyonomous

Pol`y*on"o*mous (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. , , name: cf. Gr. .] Having many names or titles; polyonymous. Sir W. Jones.

Polyonomy

Pol`y*on"o*my (?), n. [Cf. Gr. a multitude of names.] The use of a variety of names for the same object. G. S. Faber.

Polyonym

Pol"y*o*nym (?), n.

1. An object which has a variety of names.

2. A polynomial name or term.

Polyonymous

Pol`y*on"y*mous, a. Polyonomous.

Polyoptron, Polyoptrum

Pol`y*op"tron (?), Pol`y*op"trum (?), n. [NL., from Gr. many + seen.] (Opt.) A glass through which objects appear multiplied, but diminished in size. [R.]
Polyorama
Pol`y*o*ra"ma (?), n. [Poly- + Gr. a sight, view.] A view of many objects; also, a sort of panorama with dissolving views.
Polyp
Pol"yp (?), n. [L. polypus, Gr. , , literally, many-footed; many + , , foot: cf. F. polype. See Poly- and Foot, and cf. Polypode, Polypody, Poulp.] (Zoöl.) (a) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral. (b) One of the Anthozoa. (c) pl. Same as Anthozoa. See Anthozoa, Madreporaria, Hydroid. [Written also polype.] Fresh-water polyp, the hydra. -- Polyp stem (Zoöl.), that portion of the stem of a siphonophore which bears the polypites, or feeding zooids.
Polyparous
Po*lyp"a*rous (?), a. [Poly- + L. parere to produce.] Producing or bearing a great number; bringing forth many.
Polypary
Pol"y*pa*ry (?), n.; pl. Polyparies (#). [See Polyp.] (Zoöl.) Same as Polypidom.
Polype
Pol"ype (?), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) See Polyp.
Polypean
Pol`y*pe"an (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a polyp, or polyps.
Polyperythrin
Pol`y*pe*ryth"rin (?), n. [Polyp + Gr. red.] (Physiol. Chem.) A coloring matter found in many simple Anthozoa and some hydroids.
Polypetalous
Pol`y*pet"al*ous (?), a. [Poly- + petal.] (Bot.) Consisting of, or having, several or many separate petals; as, a polypetalous corolla, flower, or plant. Martyn.
Polyphagous
Po*lyph"a*gous (?), a. [L. polyphagus, Gr. ; much, many + to eat: cf. F. polyphage.] Eating, or subsisting on, many kinds of food; as, polyphagous animals.
Polyphagy
Po*lyph""a*gy (?), n. The practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food.
Polypharmacy
Pol`y*phar"ma*cy (?), n. [Poly- + Gr. the using of medicine, fr. medicine: cf. F. polypharmacie.] (Med.) (a) The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines. (b) A prescription made up of many medicines or ingredients. Dunglison.
Polyphemus
Pol`y*phe"mus (?), n. [L. Polyphemus the one-eyed Cyclops who was blinded by Ulysses.] (Zoöl.) A very large American moth (Telea polyphemus) belonging to the Silkworm family (Bombycidæ). Its larva, which is very large, bright green, with silvery tubercles, and with oblique white stripes on the sides, feeds on the oak, chestnut, willow, cherry, apple, and other trees. It produces a large amount of strong silk. Called also American silkworm.
Polyphone
Pol"y*phone (?), n. A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced rēd or r\'cbd.
Polyphonic
Pol`y*phon"ic (?), a. [Gr. ; many + sound: cf. F. polyphone.]
1. Having a multiplicity of sounds.
2. Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters.
3. (Mus.) Consisting of several tone series, or melodic parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of counterpoint; contrapuntal; as, a polyphonic composition; -- opposed to homophonic, or monodic.
Polyphonism
Po*lyph"o*nism (?), n. Polyphony.
Polyphonist
Po*lyph"o*nist (?), n.
1. A proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a ventriloquist.
2. (Mus.) A master of polyphony; a contrapuntist.
Polyphonous
Po*lyph"o*nous (?), a. Same as Polyphonic.
Polyphony
Po*lyph"o*ny (?), n. [Gr. .]
1. Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo.
2. Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal sign.
3. (Mus.) Composition in mutually related, equally important parts which share the melody among them; contrapuntal composition; -- opposed to homophony, in which the melody is given to one part only, the others filling out the harmony. See Counterpoint.
Polyphore
Pol"y*phore (?), n. [Poly- + Gr. to bear.] (Bot.) A receptacle which bears many ovaries.
Polyphyletic
Pol`y*phy*let"ic (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. clan.] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to monophyletic.
Polyphyllous
Po*lyph"yl*lous (?), a. [Gr. ; many + leaf.] (Bot.) Many-leaved; as, a polyphyllous calyx or perianth.
Polypi
Pol"y*pi (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) The Anthozoa.
Polypide
Pol"y*pide (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the ordinary zooids of the Bryozoa. [Spellt also polypid.]
Polypidom
Po*lyp"i*dom (?), n. [Polypus + L. domus house.] (Zoöl.) A coral, or corallum; also, one of the coral-like structure made by bryozoans and hydroids.
Polypier
Po`ly`pier" (?), n. [F.] A polypidom.
Polypifera
Pol`y*pif"e*ra (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) The Anthozoa.
Polypiferous
Pol*y*pif"er*ous (?), a. [Polypus + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Bearing polyps, or polypites.
Polypiparous
Pol`y*pip"a*rous (?), a. [Polypus + L. parere to produce.] (Zoöl.) Producing polyps.
Polypite
Pol"y*pite (?), n.
1. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of Campanularian. (b) Sometimes, the manubrium of a hydroid medusa.
2. (Paleon.) A fossil coral.
Polyplacophora
Pol`y*pla*coph"o*ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See Poly-, and Placophora.] (Zoöl.) See Placophora.
Polyplastic
Pol`y*plas"tic (?), a. [Poly- + -plastic.] (Biol.) Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms; as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape.
Polypode
Pol`y*pode (?), n. [Cf. F. polypode. See Polypody.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Polypodium; polypody. [Written also polypod.]
Polypode
Pol"y*pode, n. [Gr. , , the wood louse, milleped: cf. F. polypode. See Polyp.] (Zoöl.) An animal having many feet; a myriapod.
Polypodium
Pol"y*po`di*um (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. , dim. of . See Polyp, and cf. 2d Polypode.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species.
Polypody
Pol"y*po`dy (?), n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Polypodium.
Polypoid
Pol"y*poid (?), a. [Polyp + -oid.]
1. (Zoöl.) Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts.
2. (Med.) Resembling a polypus in appearance; having a character like that of a polypus.
Polypomedusæ
Pol`y*po*me*du"sæ (?), n. pl. [NL. See Polyp, and Medusa.] (Zoöl.) Same as Hydrozoa.
Polyporous
Po*lyp"o*rous (?; 277), a. [Poly- + porous.] Having many pores. Wright.
Polyporus
Po*lyp"o*rus (?), n.; pl. Polypori (#). [NL., fr. Gr. many + a pore.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus. &hand; Polyporus fomentarius was formerly dried and cut in slices for tinder, called amadou. P. betulinus is common in America, and forms very large thick white semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several species of Polyporous are considered edible.
Polypous
Pol"y*pous (?), a. [Cf. F. polypeux. See Polyp.] Of the nature of a polypus; having many feet or roots, like the polypus; affected with polypus.
Polypragmatic, Polypragmatical
Pol`y*prag*mat"ic (?), Pol`y*prag*mat"ic*al (?), a. [Poly- + pragmatic, -ical.] Overbusy; officious. [R.] Heywood.
Polypragmaty
Pol`y*prag"ma*ty (?), n. [Poly- + Gr. business.] The state of being overbusy. [R.]
Polyprotodonta
Pol`y*pro`to*don"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. many + first + , , tooth.] (Zoöl.) A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor teeth in each jaw.
Polypteroidei
Po*lyp`te*roi"de*i (?), n. pl. [NL. See Polypterus, and -oid.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is the type. See Illust. under Crossopterygian.
Polypterus
Po*lyp`te*rus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. many + feather, wing.] (Zoöl.) An African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.
Polyptoton
Pol`yp*to"ton (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. having, or being in, many cases; many + case.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."
Polypus
Pol"y*pus (?), n.; pl. E. Polypuses (#), L. Polypi (#). [L. See Polyp.]
1. (Zoöl.) Same as Polyp.<-- polyp is the normal term now -->
2. (Med.) A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc., and produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous membrane.
Polyrhizous
Pol`y*rhi"zous (?), a. [Gr. ; many + root.] (Bot.) Having numerous roots, or rootlets.
Polyschematist
Pol`y*sche"ma*tist (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. form, manner.] Having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions; multiform.
Polyscope
Pol"y*scope (?), n. [Gr. farseeing; much, many + to view: cf. F. polyscope.]
1. (Opt.) A glass which makes a single object appear as many; a multiplying glass. Hutton.
2. (Med.) An apparatus for affording a view of the different cavities of the body.
Polysepalous
Pol`y*sep"al*ous (?), a. [Poly- + sepal.] (Bot.) Having the sepals separate from each other.
Polysilicic
Pol`y*si*lic"ic (?), a. [Poly- + silicic.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to compounds formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid. Polysilicic acid (Chem.), any one of a series of acids formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid, with elimination of water.
Polyspast
Pol"y*spast (?), n. [L. polyspaston, fr. Gr. , fr. drawn by several cords; many + to draw: cf. F. polyspaste.] (Surg.) A machine consisting of many pulleys; specifically, an apparatus formerly used for reducing luxations.
Polyspermous
Pol`y*sper"mous (?), a. [Gr. ; many + seed.] (Bot.) Containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry. Martyn.
Polyspermy
Pol"y*sper`my (?), n. (Biol.) Fullness of sperm, or seed; the passage of more than one spermatozoön into the vitellus in the impregnation of the ovum.
Polysporous
Pol`y*spor"ous (?), a. [Poly- + spore.] (Bot.) Containing many spores.
Polystomata
Pol`y*stom"a*ta (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. many + , , mouth.] (Zoöl.) A division of trematode worms having more two suckers. Called also Polystomea and Polystoma.
Polystome
Pol"y*stome (?), a. [Gr. many-mouthed; + mouth.] (Zoöl.) Having many mouths.
Polystome
Pol"y*stome, n. (Zoöl.) An animal having many mouths; -- applied to Protozoa.
Polystyle
Pol"y*style (?), a. [Gr. with many columns; many + column: cf. F. polystyle.] (Arch.) Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall. -- n. A polystyle hall or edifice.
Polysulphide
Pol`y*sul"phide (?), n. [Poly- + sulphide.] (Chem.) A sulphide having more than one atom of sulphur in the molecule; -- contrasted with monosulphide.
Polysulphuret
Pol`y*sul"phu*ret (?), n. (Chem.) A polysulphide. [Obsoles.]
Polysyllabic, Polysyllabical
Pol`y*syl*lab"ic (?), Pol`y*syl*lab"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. ; many + syllable: cf. F. polysyllabique.] Pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized by, polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables.
Polysyllabicism
Pol`y*syl*lab"i*cism (?), n. Polysyllabism.
Polysyllabicity
Pol`y*syl`la*bic"i*ty (?), n. Polysyllabism.
Polysyllabism
Pol`y*syl"la*bism (?), n. The quality or state of being polysyllabic.
Polysyllable
Pol"y*syl`la*ble (?), n. [Poly- + syllable.] A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables.
Polysyndetic
Pol`y*syn*det"ic (?), a. Characterized by polysyndeton, or the multiplication of conjunctions. -- Pol`y*syn*det"ic*al*ly (#), adv.
Polysyndeton
Pol`y*syn"de*ton (?), n. [NL., from Gr. many + bound together, fr. to bind together; with + to bind.] (Rhet.) A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, We have ships and men and money and stores." Opposed to asyndeton.
Polysynthesis
Pol`y*syn"the*sis (?), n. [Poly- + synthesis.]
1. The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole.
2. (Philol.) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words, as in the aboriginal languages of America; agglutination. Latham.
Polysynthetic
Pol`y*syn*thet"ic (?), a. [Poly- + synthetic.] Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative. Polysynthetic twinning (Min.), repeated twinning, like that of the triclinic feldspar, producing fine parallel bands in alternately reversed positions.
Polsyntheticism
Pol`*syn*thet"i*cism (?), n. Polysynthesis.