polycrystal
Any polycrystalline substance

polycrystals
plural of polycrystal

polycyanurate
Any polymer / plastic made from cyanurate monomers.

polycyanurates
plural of polycyanurate

polycytokine
Any polymeric cytokine

polycytokines
plural of polycytokine

polydalin
A particular melampolide.

polydeoxynucleotide
Any polymer of a deoxynucleotide.

polydeoxynucleotides
plural of polydeoxynucleotide

polydeoxyribonucleotide
Any polymer whose constituent monomer is a deoxyribonucleotide

polydeoxyribonucleotides
plural of polydeoxyribonucleotide

polydepsipeptide
A polymeric depsipeptide

polydepsipeptides
plural of polydepsipeptide

polydesoxyribonucleotide
Alternative form of polydeoxyribonucleotide.

polydesoxyribonucleotides
plural of polydesoxyribonucleotide

polydiacetylene
Any of several electrically conducting polymers made from the polymerization of substituted diacetylenes.

polydiacetylenes
plural of polydiacetylene

polydiester
Any polymer formed from diesters

polydiesters
plural of polydiester

polydimethylsiloxane
The simplest silicone, being a polymer having a repeat unit of -Si(CH₃)₂-O- ; its properties depend on the degree of polymerization and range from that of an oil to a plastic

polydimethylsiloxanes
plural of polydimethylsiloxane

polydioxanone
A biodegradable plastic made by the polymerization of p-dioxanone; it is used in medical applications such as sutures

polydioxanones
plural of polydioxanone

polydisulfide
Any polymer containing multiple disulfide bonds

polydisulfides
plural of polydisulfide

polydodecahedron
convex regular 4-polytype (four-dimensional analogue of a Platonic solid) with Schläfli symbol {5,3,3}
also called 120-cell, dodecaplex (short for "dodecahedral complex"), hyperdodecahedron, hecatonicosachoron, dodecacontachoron and hecatonicosahedroid

polydodecahedrons
plural of polydodecahedron

polydopamine
A polymer formed by the oxidation of dopamine, naturally produced as a biological glue, and also used as a flame retardant.

polydopamines
plural of polydopamine

polydrugs
Multiple drugs, taken recreationally.

polyelastomer
An elastomeric plastic.

polyelastomers
plural of polyelastomer

polyelectrolyte
A polymeric electrolyte (such as a protein).

polyelectrolytes
plural of polyelectrolyte

polyene
An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds

polyenes
plural of polyene

polyenyl
Any radical derived from a polyene

polyenyls
plural of polyenyl

polyenyne
A polymer formed from enyne components

polyenynes
plural of polyenyne

polyepitope
Any biomolecule that has multiple epitopes

polyepitopes
plural of polyepitope

polyepoxide
Any of a range of thermosetting resins made by polymerization of epoxides.

polyepoxides
plural of polyepoxide

polyesterurethane
A foam made from a mixture of polyester and polyurethane.

polyesterurethanes
plural of polyesterurethane

polyether
a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom

polyethercarbonate
Any polymer, or the form [-R-O-CO-O-CH₂-O-]ₙ that has both ether and carbonate groups

polyethercarbonates
plural of polyethercarbonate

polyetheretherketone
A colorless organic polymer thermoplastic used in engineering applications.

polyetherimide
An amorphous, amber, transparent, high-performance thermoplastic

polyetherimides
plural of polyetherimide

polyetherketoneetherketoneketone
A thermoplastic polymer used in surgical implants.

polyetherketoneketone
A semicrystalline thermoplastic in the polyaryletherketone family of polymers.

polyetherketoneketones
plural of polyetherketoneketone

polyethers
plural of polyether

polyethersulfone
Any of a family of thermoplastic polymers that are known for their toughness and stability at high temperatures. They contain the subunit aryl-SO₂-aryl, the defining feature of which is the sulfone group.

polyethersulfones
plural of polyethersulfone

polyethersulphone
Alternative form of polyethersulfone.

polyethersulphones
plural of polyethersulphone

polyethoxylate
Any polymer based on ethoxylate monomers

polyethoxylates
plural of polyethoxylate

polyethoxylation
Reaction with multiple instances of ethylene oxide

polyethoxylations
plural of polyethoxylation

polyethyleneimine
A polymer of ethyleneimine, often mixed with acrylamides

polyethyleneimines
plural of polyethyleneimine

polyethylenimine
Misspelling of polyethyleneimine.

polyfection
transfection mediated by cationic polymers

polyfections
plural of polyfection

polyferredoxin
a polymeric form of ferredoxin

polyferredoxins
plural of polyferredoxin

polyflavonoid
Any polymeric flavonoid, especially ones that are the constituents of tannins

polyflavonoids
plural of polyflavonoid

polyfluoralkyl
Alternative form of polyfluoroalkyl.

polyfluoroalkyl
Any polyfluoro derivative of an alkyl group.

polyfluoroalkyls
plural of polyfluoroalkyl

polyfluorobenzyl
A derivative of the benzyl radical in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine

polyfluoroolefin
Any of several polymers made from the polymerization of fluorinated olefins

polyfluoroolefins
plural of polyfluoroolefin

polyfluorophenyl
Any polyfluoro derivative of a phenyl radical

polyfluorophenyls
plural of polyfluorophenyl

polyfoam
Any of various materials, made from synthetic polymers, that have a cellular structure and are frequently used in upholstery or insulation.

polyfoams
plural of polyfoam

polyforming
An early, noncatalytic process for producing petroleum/gasoline by reacting low- and high-molecular weigh hydrocarbons at high temperature.

polyfructan
A polymeric fructan

polyfructans
plural of polyfructan

polyfunctionalization
The addition of many different functional groups to a molecule

polyfunctionalizations
plural of polyfunctionalization

polygalactia
The excessive secretion of milk by the breasts

polygalacturonan
A polymeric form of galacturonan

polygalacturonans
plural of polygalacturonan

polygalin
polygalic acid

polygalins
plural of polygalin

polygasoline
A high-octane gasoline made by the polymerization of light olefins.

polygasolines
plural of polygasoline

polygeline
an intravenous colloid used in the prevention or treatment of shock associated with reduction in effective circulating blood volume due to haemorrhage or loss of plasma or electrolytes.

polygenotype
A genotype containing genetic material from two or more ancestors

polygenotypes
plural of polygenotype

polyglactin
Any of a range of polymeric materials derived from glycolic acid that are used as a suture

polyglactins
plural of polyglactin

polyglucosan
A polymeric form of glucosan

polyglucosans
plural of polyglucosan

polyglucose
A polymer of glucose whose derivatives are used as nonionic detergenta

polyglutamate
A polymer formed from glutamate residues

polyglutamates
plural of polyglutamate

polyglutamation
The addition of multiple glutamic acid residues to a molecule through an enzymatic process. An example of this is the attachment of glutamic acid residues to folic acid.

polyglutamations
plural of polyglutamation

polyglutamyl
Many glutamyl groups in a compound

polyglutamylation
The posttranslational modification of a protein (especially a tubulin) by the addition of glutamate to existing glutamate residues

polyglycan
A polymeric form of a glycan

polyglycans
plural of polyglycan

polyglycine
Multiple glycine residues linked together as part of a polypeptide

polyglycines
plural of polyglycine

polyglycolide
An aliphatic polyester prepared by polymerization of glycolide

polyglycolides
plural of polyglycolide

polygodial
A bicyclic sesquiterpenoid found in the water pepper.

polygonflavanol
A flavonostilbene found in Polygonum multiflorum.

polyguanine
A stretch of repeated guanine nucleotides in a nucleic acid

polyguanosine
A long string of guanosine residues in a nucleic acid