| HYDROPOLYPS | • hydropolyps n. Plural of hydropolyp. • HYDROPOLYP n. a hydrozoan polyp. |
| POLYPEPTIDE | • polypeptide n. (Organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein. • polypeptide n. (Biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide. |
| POLYPHAGIAS | • polyphagias n. Plural of polyphagia. • POLYPHAGIA n. the eating of excessive amounts, or many different kinds, of food. |
| POLYPHAGIES | • POLYPHAGY n. the practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food. |
| POLYPHAGOUS | • polyphagous adj. Eating many types of food. • polyphagous adj. (Of an herbivorous insect) Having many host plants. • POLYPHAGOUS adj. eating many types of food. |
| POLYPHENOLS | • polyphenols n. Plural of polyphenol. • POLYPHENOL n. a polyhydroxy phenol. |
| POLYPHONIES | • polyphonies n. Plural of polyphony. • POLYPHONY n. composition in separate, but simultaneous and harmonizing, parts. |
| POLYPHONIST | • polyphonist n. One who is proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a ventriloquist. • polyphonist n. (Music) A master of polyphony; a contrapuntist. • POLYPHONIST n. a contrapuntist, one who writes counterpoint. |
| POLYPHONOUS | • polyphonous adj. Polyphonic. • POLYPHONOUS adj. relating to polyphony, also POLYPHONIC. |
| POLYPLOIDAL | • polyploidal adj. Alternative form of polyploid. • POLYPLOIDAL adj. having more than two sets (diploid) of the basic chromosome number (haploid), also POLYPLOIDIC. |
| POLYPLOIDIC | • POLYPLOIDIC adj. having more than two sets (diploid) of the basic chromosome number (haploid), also POLYPLOIDAL. |
| POLYPROPENE | • polypropene n. (Organic chemistry) Alternative form of polypropylene. • POLYPROPENE n. any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene, also POLYPROPYLENE. |