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  • English Word Polyhedra Definition of Polyhedron
  • English Word Polyhedral Definition Alt. of Polyhedrical
  • English Word Polyhedrical Definition Having many sides, as a solid body.
  • English Word Polyhedron Definition A body or solid contained by many sides or planes.
  • English Word Polyhedron Definition A polyscope, or multiplying glass.
  • English Word Polyhedrons Definition of Polyhedron
  • English Word Polyhedrous Definition Polyhedral.
  • English Word Polyhistor Definition One versed in various learning.
  • English Word Polyhymnia Definition The Muse of lyric poetry.
  • English Word Polyiodide Definition A iodide having more than one atom of iodine in the molecule.
  • English Word Polylogy Definition Talkativeness.
  • English Word Polyloquent Definition Garrulous; loquacious.
  • English Word Polymastism Definition The condition of having more than two mammae, or breasts.
  • English Word Polymathic Definition Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning.
  • English Word Polymathist Definition One versed in many sciences; a person of various learning.
  • English Word Polymathy Definition The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.
  • English Word Polymeniscous Definition Having numerous facets; -- said of the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
  • English Word Polymer Definition Any one of two or more substances related to each other by polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance by chemical polymerization.
  • English Word Polymeric Definition Having the same percentage composition (that is, having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight), but different molecular weights; -- often used with with; thus, cyanic acid (CNOH), fulminic acid (C2N2O2H2), and cyanuric acid (C3N3O3H3), are polymeric with each other.
  • English Word Polymerism Definition The state, quality, or relation of two or more polymeric substances.
  • English Word Polymerism Definition The act or process of forming polymers.
  • English Word Polymerization Definition The act or process of changing to a polymeric form; the condition resulting from such change.
  • English Word Polymerize Definition To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde.
  • English Word Polymerize Definition To change into another substance having the same atomic proportions, but a higher molecular weight; to undergo polymerization; thus, aldehyde polymerizes in forming paraldehyde.
  • English Word Polymerous Definition Having many parts or members in each set.
  • English Word Polymerous Definition Polymeric.
  • English Word Polymnia Definition See Polyhymnia.
  • English Word Polymnite Definition A stone marked with dendrites and black lines, and so disposed as to represent rivers, marshes, etc.
  • English Word Polymorph Definition A substance capable of crystallizing in several distinct forms; also, any one of these forms. Cf. Allomorph.
  • English Word Polymorphic Definition Polymorphous.