Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 92
Polysepalous (a.) (Bot.) Having the sepals separate from each other.
Polysilicic (a.) (Chem.) Of or pertaining to compounds formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid.
Polysilicic acid (Chem.), Any one of a series of acids formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid, with elimination of water.
Polyspast (n.) (Surg.) A machine consisting of many pulleys; specifically, an apparatus formerly used for reducing luxations.
Polyspermous (a.) (Bot.) Containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry. -- Martyn.
Polyspermy (n.) (Biol.) Fullness of sperm, or seed; the passage of more than one spermatozoon into the vitellus in the impregnation of the ovum.
Polysporous (a.) (Bot.) Containing many spores.
Polystomata (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of trematode worms having more two suckers. Called also Polystomea and Polystoma.
Polystome (a.) (Zool.) Having many mouths.
Polystome (n.) (Zool.) An animal having many mouths; -- applied to Protozoa.
Polystyle (a.) (Arch.) Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall.
Polystyle (n.) A polystyle hall or edifice.
Polysulphide (n.) (Chem.) A sulphide having more than one atom of sulphur in the molecule; -- contrasted with monosulphide.
Polysulphuret (n.) (Chem.) A polysulphide. [Obsoles.] Polysyllabic
Polysyllabic (a.) Alt. of Polysyllabical.
Polysyllabical (a.) Pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized by, polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables.
Polysyllabic (a.) Having or characterized by words of more than three syllables.
Polysyllabic (a.) (Of words) Long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms" [syn: polysyllabic, sesquipedalian].
Polysyllabicism (n.) Polysyllabism.
Polysyllabicity (n.) Polysyllabism.
Polysyllabism (n.) The quality or state of being polysyllabic.
Polysyllable (n.) A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables.
Polysyllable (n.) A word of more than three syllables [syn: polysyllable, polysyllabic word].
Polysyndetic (a.) Characterized by polysyndeton, or the multiplication of conjunctions. -- Pol`y*syn*det"ic*al*ly, adv.
Polysyndeton (n.) (Rhet.) A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, "We have ships and men and money and stores." Opposed to asyndeton.
Polysyndeton (n.) Using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy').
Polysynthesis (n.) The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole.
Polysynthesis (n.) (Philol.) The
formation of a word by the combination of several simple words, as in the
aboriginal languages of
Polysynthetic (a.) Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative.
Polysynthetic twinning (Min.), Repeated twinning, like that of the triclinic feldspar, producing fine parallel bands in alternately reversed positions.
Polysynthetic (a.) Forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning [syn: agglutinative, polysynthetic].
Polysyntheticism (n.) Polysynthesis.
Polytechnic (a.) Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; -- applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are taught with especial reference to their practical application; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products.
Polytechnic (n.) A technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences [syn: polytechnic institute, polytechnic, engineering school].
Polytechnical (a.) Polytechnic.
Polytechnics (n.) The science of the mechanic arts.
Polythalamia (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of Foraminifera including those having a manychambered shell.
Polythalamous (a.) (Zool.) Many-chambered; -- applied to shells of Foraminifera and cephalopods. See Illust. of Nautilus.
Polytheism (n.) The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.
In the Old Testament, the gradual development of polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be learned. -- Shaff-Herzog.
Polytheist (n.) One who believes in, or maintains the doctrine of, a plurality of gods. Polytheistic
Polytheist (n.) One who believes in a plurality of gods.
Polytheistic (a.) Alt. of Polytheistical.
Polytheistical (a.) Of or pertaining to polytheism; characterized by polytheism; professing or advocating polytheism; as, polytheistic worship; a polytheistic author, or nation. -- Pol`y*the*is"tic*al*ly, adv.
Polytheistic (a.) Worshipping or believing in more than one god [ant: monotheistic].
Polytheize (v. i.) To adhere to, advocate, or inculcate, the doctrine of polytheism. -- Milman.
Polythelism (n.) (Anat.) The condition of having more than two teats, or nipples.
Polytocous (a.) (Bot.) Bearing fruit repeatedly, as most perennial plants; polycarpic.
Polytocous (a.) (Zool.) Producing many or young.
Polytomous (a.) (Bot.) Subdivided into many distinct subordinate parts, which, however, not being jointed to the petiole, are not true leaflets; -- said of leaves. -- Henslow.
Polytomy (n.) (Logic) A division into many members. -- F. Bowen.
Polytungstate (n.) A salt of polytungstic acid.
Polytungstic (a.) (Chem.) Containing several tungsten atoms or radicals; as, polytungstic acid.
Polytungstic acid (Chem.), Any one of several complex acids of tungsten containing more than one atom of tungsten.
Polytype (n.) (Print.) A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. (see citation); as, a polytype in relief. -- Pol"y*type, a.
By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained. -- Hansard.
Polytype (a.) (Print.) Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate.
Polytyped (imp. & p. p.) of Polytype.
Polytyping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Polytype.
Polytype (v. t.) (Print.) To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.
Polyuria (n.) (Med.) A persistently excessive flow of watery urine, with low specific gravity and without the presence of either albumin or sugar. It is generally accompanied with more or less thirst.
Polyvalent (a.) (Chem.) Multivalent.
Polyvalent (a.) Containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen; "a polyvalent vaccine" [ant: monovalent].
Polyvalent (a.) Having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher [syn: polyvalent, multivalent] [ant: monovalent, univalent].
Polyve (n.) A pulley.
Polyzoa (n. pl.) Same as Bryozoa. See Illust. under Bryozoa, and Phylactolaemata.
Polyzoan (n.) Any species of Polyzoa; one of the Polyzoa.
Polyzoan (n.) A polyzoon.
Polyzoaria (n. pl. ) of Polyzoarium.
Polyzoarium (n.) Same as Polyzoary.
Polyzoary (n.) The compound organism of a polyzoan.
Polyzonal (a.) Consisting of many zones or rings.
Polyzoa (n. pl. ) of Polyzoon.
Polyzoon (n.) One of the individual zooids forming the compound organism of a polyzoan.
Pomace (n.) The substance of apples, or of similar fruit, crushed by grinding.
Pomacentroid (a.) Pertaining to the Pomacentridae, a family of bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; -- often called coral fishes.
Pomaceous (a.) Like an apple or pear; producing pomes.
Pomaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pomeae) of rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc.
Pomaceous (a.) Like pomace.
Pomade (n.) Cider.
Pomade (n.) Perfumed ointment; esp., a fragrant unguent for the hair; pomatum; -- originally made from apples.
Pomander (n.) A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball.
Pomander (n.) A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly pomander box.
Pomarine (a.) Having the nostril covered with a scale.
Pomatum (n.) A perfumed unguent or composition, chiefly used in dressing the hair; pomade.
Pomatum (v. t.) To dress with pomatum.
Pome (n.) A fruit composed of several cartilaginous or bony carpels inclosed in an adherent fleshy mass, which is partly receptacle and partly calyx, as an apple, quince, or pear.
Pome (n.) A ball of silver or other metal, which is filled with hot water, and used by the priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.
Pome (n.) To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.
Pomegranate (n.) The fruit of the tree Punica Granatum; also, the tree itself (see Balaustine), which is native in the Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp.
Pomegranate (n.) A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.
Pomel (n.) A pommel.
Pomelo (n.) A variety of shaddock, called also grape fruit.
Pomely (a.) Dappled.
Pomeranian (a.) Of or pertaining to Pomerania, a province of Prussia on the Baltic Sea.
Pomeranian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.
Pomewater (n.) A kind of sweet, juicy apple.
Pomeys (n. pl. ) of Pomey.
Pomey (n.) (Her.) A figure supposed to resemble an apple; a roundel, -- always of a green color.
Pomfret (n.) (Zool.) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the Stromateus+({Stromateus+niger">genus Stromateus ({Stromateus niger, Stromateus argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
Pomfret (n.) A marine food fish of Bermuda ({Brama Raji).
Pomfret (n.) Deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food [syn: pomfret, Brama raii].
Pomiferous (a.) (Bot.) Bearing pomes, or applelike fruits.
Pomiferous (a.) (Bot.) Bearing fruits, or excrescences, more or less resembling an apple.
Pommage (n.) See Pomage.
Pomme (a.) (Her.) Having the ends terminating in rounded protuberances or single balls; -- said of a cross.
Pomme blanche () The prairie turnip. See under Prairie.
Prairie (n.) An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains.
From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. -- Longfellow.
Prairie (n.) A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow.
Prairie chicken (Zool.), Any American grouse of the genus Tympanuchus, especially Tympanuchus Americanus (formerly Tympanuchus cupido), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), Any plant of the leguminous genus Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), A coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zool.), A small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zool.), A large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zool.), A falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zool.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), An affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called swamp itch, winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zool.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zool.), A large American mole ({Scalops argentatus), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, Prairie plover, or Prairie snipe (Zool.), The upland plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zool.), The massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zool.), A large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zool.), Any American ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; -- called also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), The edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zool.), A bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zool.) See Coyote.
Pomme blanche (n.) Densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots [syn: breadroot, Indian breadroot, pomme blanche, pomme de prairie, Psoralea esculenta].
Pommel (n.) A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as:
Pommel (n.) The knob on the hilt of a sword. -- Macaulay.
Pommel (n.) The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.
Pommel (n.) The top (of the head). -- Chaucer.
Pommel (n.) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
Pommeled (imp. & p. p.) of Pommel.
Pommelled () of Pommel.
Pommeling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pommel.
Pommelling () of Pommel.