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Polycarpellary
Polycarpellary Pol`y*car"pel*la*ry, a. (Bot.)
Composed of several or numerous carpels; -- said of such
fruits as the orange.
Polycarpic
Polycarpic Pol`y*car"pic, Polycarpous Pol`y*car"pous, a.
[Poly- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
(a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.
(b) Having several pistils in one flower.
Polycarpous
Polycarpic Pol`y*car"pic, Polycarpous Pol`y*car"pous, a.
[Poly- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
(a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.
(b) Having several pistils in one flower.
PolychaetaPolychaeta Pol`y*ch[ae]"ta, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. poly`s many
+ ? hair.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the two principal groups of Ch[ae]topoda. It includes
those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of set[ae].
See Illust. under Parapodia. PolychaetaAnnelida An*nel"i*da, n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of
numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs.
The principal subdivisions are the Ch[ae]topoda, including
the Oligoch[ae]ta or earthworms and Polych[ae]ta or
marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See
Ch[ae]topoda. Polychloride
Polychloride Pol`y*chlo"ride, n. [Poly- + chloride.] (Chem.)
A chloride containing more than one atom of chlorine in the
molecule.
Polychoerany
Polychoerany Pol`y*ch[oe]r"a*ny, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?
wide-ruling.]
A government by many chiefs, princes, or rules. [Obs.]
--Cudworth.
Polychord
Polychord Pol"y*chord, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? string,
cord.]
Having many strings.
Polychord
Polychord Pol"y*chord, n. (Mus.)
(a) A musical instrument of ten strings.
(b) An apparatus for coupling two octave notes, capable of
being attached to a keyed instrument.
PolychrestPolychrest Pol"y*chrest, n. [Gr. ? useful for many purposes;
poly`s many + ? useful, fr. ? to use: cf. F. polychreste.]
(Med.)
A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many
diseases. [Obs.]
Polychrest salt (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate,
specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur. Polychrest saltPolychrest Pol"y*chrest, n. [Gr. ? useful for many purposes;
poly`s many + ? useful, fr. ? to use: cf. F. polychreste.]
(Med.)
A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many
diseases. [Obs.]
Polychrest salt (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate,
specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur. PolychroismPolychroism Pol"y*chro*ism, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color.]
Same as Pleochroism. PolychroitePolychroite Pol"y*chro*ite, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color: cf. F.
polychro["i]te.] (Chem.)
The coloring matter of saffron; -- formerly so called because
of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; --
called also crocin, and safranin. PolychromatePolychromate Pol`y*chro"mate, n. [See Polychromic.] (Chem.)
A salt of a polychromic acid. PolychromatePolychromate Pol`y*chro"mate, n. [See Polychromatic.]
(Chem.)
A compound which exhibits, or from which may be prepared, a
variety of colors, as certain solutions derived from
vegetables, which display colors by fluorescence. PolychromaticPolychromatic Pol`y*chro*mat"ic, a. [Poly- + chromatic.]
Showing a variety, or a change, of colors.
Polychromatic acid (Old Chem.), a substance obtained by the
action of nitric acid on aloes. Polychromatic acidPolychromatic Pol`y*chro*mat"ic, a. [Poly- + chromatic.]
Showing a variety, or a change, of colors.
Polychromatic acid (Old Chem.), a substance obtained by the
action of nitric acid on aloes. Polychrome
Polychrome Pol"y*chrome, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color.] (Chem.)
Esculin; -- so called in allusion to its fluorescent
solutions. [R.]
Polychrome
Polychrome Pol"y*chrome, a. [Cf. F. polychrome.]
Executed in the manner of polychromy; as, polychrome
printing.
Polychromic
Polychromic Pol`y*chro"mic, a. [Poly- + (sense 1) Gr. ?, or
(sense 2) chromic.]
1. Polychromatic.
2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, any one of several
acids (known only in their salts) which contain more than
one atom of chromium.
Polychromous
Polychromous Pol`y*chro"mous, a.
Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic.
Polychromy
Polychromy Pol"y*chro`my, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color.] (Anc. Art)
The art or practice of combining different colors, especially
brilliant ones, in an artistic way.
Polychronious
Polychronious Pol`y*chro"ni*ous, a. [Poly- + Gr. ? for a long
time, ? time.]
Enduring through a long time; chronic.
Polyclinic
Polyclinic Pol`y*clin"ic, n. [Poly- + clinic.] (Med.)
A clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated;
especially, an institution in which clinical instruction is
given in all kinds of disease.
Polycotyledonary
Polycotyledonary Pol`y*cot`y*led"on*a*ry, a. [Poly- +
cotyledonary.] (Anat.)
Having the villi of the placenta collected into definite
patches, or cotyledons.
Polycracy
Polycracy Po*lyc"ra*cy, n. [Poly- + -cracy, as in democracy.]
Government by many rulers; polyarchy.
Polycrotic
Polycrotic Pol`y*crot"ic (p[o^]l`[i^]*kr[o^]t"[i^]k), a.
[Poly- + Gr. krotei^n to beat.] (Physiol.)
Of or pertaining to polycrotism; manifesting polycrotism; as,
a polycrotic pulse; a polycrotic pulse curve.
PolycrotismPolycrotism Po*lyc"ro*tism, n. (Physiol.)
That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse
curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or
elevations; -- contrasted with monocrotism and dicrotism. Polycystid
Polycystid Pol`y*cys"tid, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of the Polycystidea.
(b) One of the Polycystina. -- a. Pertaining to the
Polycystidea, or the Polycystina.
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