poly-

poly-
poly- comb. form meaning "many, much," from Gk. poly-, combining form of polys "much" (plural polloi); cognate with L. plus, from PIE root *ple- (Cf. Skt. purvi "much," prayah "mostly;" Avestan perena-, O.Pers. paru "much;" Gk. plethos "people, multitude, great number," pleres "full," polys "much, plenty," ploutos "wealth," plethein "be full;" Lith. pilus "full, abundant;" O.C.S. plunu; Goth. filu "much," O.N. fjöl-, O.E. fela, feola "much, many;" O.E. folgian; O.Ir. lan, Welsh llawn "full;" O.Ir. il, Welsh elu "much"), probably related to root *pele- "to spread." In chemical names, usually indicating a compound with a large number of atoms or molecules of the same kind (Cf. POLYMER (Cf. polymer)).

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  • poly(U) — poly(U) …   English syllables

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  • Poly — Po ly, n. [L. polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A whitish woolly plant ({Teucrium Polium}) of the order {Labiat[ae]}, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poly I:C — [päl′ē ī′sē′] n. 〚polyi( nosinic poly) c( ytidylic acid)〛 a synthetic RNA that promotes the production of interferon in the body * * * pol·y I:C (pŏlʹē īʹsēʹ) n. A synthetic polymer of inosine that resembles the RNA of infectious viruses and is… …   Universalium

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  • Poly- — Pol y [See {Full}, a.] A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly s, many; as, polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many atoms; polychord, polyconic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poly- — Präfix viel (z.B. polygam, Polyhistor) erw. bildg. ( ) Beschreibung von Affixen. Wurde in griechischen Entlehnungen ins Deutsche übernommen; sein Ursprung ist gr. polý. In den Fachsprachen beschränkt produktiv. ✎ Cottez (1980), 342f. griechisch… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • poły — poły* {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}ZOB. na poły {{/stl 7}} …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

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