Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 89
Pollucite (n.) (Min.) A colorless transparent mineral, resembling quartz, occurring with castor or castorite on the island of Elba. It is a silicate of alumina and caesia. Called also pollux.
Pollucite (n.) A rare mineral that is an important source of cesium.
Polluted (imp. & p. p.) of Pollute.
Polluting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pollute.
Pollute (v. t.) To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral defilement.
The land was polluted with blood. -- Ps. cvi. 38
Wickedness . . . hath polluted the whole earth. -- 2 Esd. xv. 6.
Pollute (v. t.) To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor.
Pollute (v. t.) (Jewish Law) To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse.
Neither
shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die. --
Num. xviii. 32.
They have polluted themselves with blood. -- Lam. iv. 14.
Syn: To defile; soil; contaminate; corrupt; taint; vitiate; debauch; dishonor; ravish.
Pollute (a.) Polluted. [R.] -- Milton.
Pollute (v.) Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" [syn: pollute, foul, contaminate].
Polluted (a.) Defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched. -- Pol*lut"ed*ly, adv. -- Pol*lut"ed*ness, n.
Polluted (a.) Rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams" [syn: contaminated, polluted].
Polluter
(n.) One
who pollutes. -- Dryden.
Polluter (n.) A person or organization that causes pollution of
the environment [syn: polluter, defiler].
Polluting (a.) Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or pollution. -- Pol*lut"ing*ly, adv.
Pollution (n.) The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity.
Pollution (n.) (Med.) The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse. -- Dunglison.
Pollution (n.) Undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
Pollution (n.) The state of being polluted [syn: befoulment, defilement, pollution].
Pollution (n.) The act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors [syn: contamination, pollution] [ant: decontamination].
Compare: Pollucite
Pollucite (n.) (Min.) A colorless transparent mineral, resembling quartz, occurring with castor or castorite on the island of Elba. It is a silicate of alumina and c[ae]sia. Called also pollux.
Pollux (n.) (Astron.) A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor.
Pollux (n.) (Min.) Same as Pollucite.
Pollux (n.) The brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor.
Polly (n.) A woman's name; also, a popular name for a parrot.
Pollywog (n.) (Zool.) A polliwig.
Pollywog (n.) A larval frog or toad [syn: tadpole, polliwog, pollywog].
Polo (n.) A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback.
Polo (n.) A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
Polo (n.) A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.
Polo (n.) A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.
Polo (n.) Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) [syn: Polo, Marco Polo].
Polo (n.) A game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball.
Polo, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 582
Housing Units (2000): 262
Land area (2000): 0.578310 sq. miles (1.497817 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.578310 sq. miles (1.497817 sq. km)
FIPS code: 58916
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 39.552842 N, 94.039022 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 64671
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Polo, MO
Polo
Polo, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000): 2477
Housing Units (2000): 1081
Land area (2000): 1.313234 sq. miles (3.401260 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.313234 sq. miles (3.401260 sq. km)
FIPS code:60937
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.986852 N, 89.577100 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61064
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Polo, IL
Polo
Polonaise (a.) Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland.
Polonaise (n.) The Polish language.
Polonaise (n.) An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece.
Polonaise (n.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca.
Polonese (a. & n.) See Polonaise.
Polony (n.) A kind of sausage made of meat partly cooked.
Polron (n.) See Pauldron.
Polt (n.) A blow or thump.
Polt (a.) Distorted.
Polt-foot (a.) Alt. of Polt-footed.
Polt-footed (a.) Having a distorted foot, or a clubfoot or clubfeet.
Poltroon (n.) An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited wretch.
Poltroon (a.) Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.
Poltroonery (n.) Cowardice; want of spirit; pusillanimity.
Poltroonish (a.) Resembling a poltroon; cowardly.
Polverine (n.) Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of fine glass.
Polwig (n.) A polliwig. Holland.
Poly- (a.) A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly`s, many; as, polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many atoms; polychord, polyconic.
Poly (n.) A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.
Polyacid (a.) Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several molecules of a monobasic acid; having more than one hydrogen atom capable of being replaced by acid radicals; -- said of certain bases; as, calcium hydrate and glycerin are polyacid bases.
Polyacoustic (a.) Multiplying or magnifying sound.
Polyacoustic (n.) A polyacoustic instrument.
Polyacoustics (n.) The art of multiplying or magnifying sounds.
Polyacra (n. pl. ) of Polyacron.
Polyacrons (n. pl. ) of Polyacron.
Polyacron (n.) A solid having many summits or angular points; a polyhedron.
Polyactinia (n. pl.) An old name for those Anthozoa which, like the actinias, have numerous simple tentacles.
Polyadelphia (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants having stamens united in three or more bodies or bundles by the filaments.
Polyadelphian (a.) Alt. of Polyadelphous
Polyadelphous (a.) Belonging to the class Polyadelphia; having stamens united in three or more bundles.
Polyandria (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of monoclinous or hermaphrodite plants, having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.
Polyandrian (a.) Polyandrous.
Polyandric (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with several males.
Polyandrous (a.) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.
Polyandry (n.) The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with monandry.
Polyanthuses (n. pl. ) of Polyanthus.
Polyanthus (n.) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip. (b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Tazetta, or N. polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.
Polyarchist (n.) One who advocates polyarchy; -- opposed to monarchist.
Polyarchy (n.) A government by many persons, of whatever order or class.
Polyatomic (a.) Having more than one atom in the molecule; consisting of several atoms.
Polyatomic (a.) Having a valence greater than one.
Polyautography (n.) The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone, -- a species of lithography.
Polybasic (a.) Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several molecules of a monacid base; having several hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced by basic radicals; -- said of certain acids; as, sulphuric acid is polybasic.
Polybasite (n.) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulphur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.
Polybranchia (n. pl.) A division of Nudibranchiata including those which have numerous branchiae on the back.
Polybromide (n.) A bromide containing more than one atom of bromine in the molecule.
Polycarpellary (a.) Composed of several or numerous carpels; -- said of such fruits as the orange.
Polycarpic (a.) Alt. of Polycarpous.
Polycarpous (a.) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.
Polycarpous (a.) Having several pistils in one flower.
Polychaeta (n. pl.) One of the two principal groups of Chaetopoda. It includes those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of setae. See Illust. under Parapodia.
Polychloride (n.) A chloride containing more than one atom of chlorine in the molecule.
Polychoerany (n.) A government by many chiefs, princes, or rules.
Polychord (a.) Having many strings.
Polychord (n.) A musical instrument of ten strings.
Polychord (n.) An apparatus for coupling two octave notes, capable of being attached to a keyed instrument.
Polychrest (n.) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
Polychroism (n.) Same as Pleochroism.
Polychroite (n.) The coloring matter of saffron; -- formerly so called because of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; -- called also crocin, and safranin.
Polychromate (n.) [化] 多色性物體 A salt of a polychromic acid.
Polychromate (n.) 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.
Polychromatic (a.) 色彩變化的；多色的；表示多色的；表示變色的 Showing a variety, or a change, of colors.
Polychromatic acid (Old Chem.), A substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes.
Polychromatic (a.) (Of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength; "polychromatic light" [ant: homochromatic, monochromatic].
Polychromatic (a.) Having or exhibiting many colors [syn: polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic].
Polychrome (n.) (Chem.) Esculin; -- so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions. [R.]
Polychrome (a.) Executed in the manner of polychromy; as, polychrome printing.
Polychrome (a.) Having or exhibiting many colors [syn: polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic].
Polychrome (n.) A piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors.
Polychrome (v.) Color with many colors; make polychrome [syn: polychrome, polychromize, polychromise].
Polychromic (a.) 色彩變化的；多色的；表示多色的；表示變色的 Polychromatic.
Polychromic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, any one of several acids (known only in their salts) which contain more than one atom of chromium.
Polychromic (a.) Having or exhibiting many colors [syn: polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic].
Polychromous (a.) Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic.
Polychromy (n.) (Anc. Art) 彩色裝飾；彩色畫法 The art or practice of combining different colors, especially brilliant ones, in an artistic way.
Polychronious (a.) Enduring through a long time; chronic.
Polyclinic (n.) A clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated; especially, an institution in which clinical instruction is given in all kinds of disease.
Polyconic (a.) Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones.
Polyconic projection (Map Making), A projection of the earth's surface, or any portion thereof, by which each narrow zone is projected upon a conical surface that touches the sphere along this zone, the conical surface being then unrolled. This projection differs from conic projection in that latter assumes but one cone for the whole map. Polyconic projection is that in use in the United States coast and geodetic survey.
Polycotyledon (n.) (Bot.) A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed. -- Pol`y*cot`y*led"on*ous, a.
Polycotyledonary (a.) (Anat.) Having the villi of the placenta collected into definite patches, or cotyledons.
Polycracy (n.) Government by many rulers; polyarchy.
Polycrotic (a.) (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to polycrotism; manifesting polycrotism; as, a polycrotic pulse; a polycrotic pulse curve.
Polycrotism (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 (n.) (Zool.) One of the Polycystidea.
Polycystid (n.) (Zool.) One of the Polycystina.
Polycystid (a.) (Zool.) Pertaining to the Polycystidea, or the Polycystina.
Polycystidea (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of Gregarinae including those that have two or more internal divisions of the body.
Polycystina (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of Radiolaria including numerous minute marine species. The skeleton is composed of silica, and is often very elegant in form and sculpture. Many have been found in the fossil state.
Polycystine (a.) (Zool.) Pertaining to the Polycystina.