polyphenylene
Any of several polymers in which the repeat unit is a phenylene radical; but especially a polyphenylene oxide

polyphenylenes
plural of polyphenylene

polyphenylenesulfide
Alternative form of polyphenylene sulfide.

polyphenylenesulfides
plural of polyphenylenesulfide

polyphenylenesulphide
Alternative form of polyphenylene sulfide.

polyphenylenesulphides
plural of polyphenylenesulphide

polyphenylenevinylene
A polymer of phenylenevinylene that conducts electricity and is capable of electroluminescence.

polyphenylenevinylenes
plural of polyphenylenevinylene

polyphialide
A phialide consisting of multiple projections.

polyphialides
plural of polyphialide

polyphloroglucinol
A polymer of phloroglucinol

polyphloroglucinols
plural of polyphloroglucinol

polyphosphazene
an inorganic polymer in which the repeating group is a phosphazene; the general formula is [-N=P(X)₂-]ₙ

polyphosphazenes
plural of polyphosphazene

polyphosphoinositide
A polymeric form of phosphoinositide

polyphosphoinositides
plural of polyphosphoinositide

polyphosphonate
Any polymer of one or more phosphonates

polyphosphonates
plural of polyphosphonate

polyphthalate
Any polymer based of phthalate monomers

polyphthalates
plural of polyphthalate

polyphthalocyanine
Any of a family of polymers of phthalocyanine, the metal derivatives of which are used as catalysts in organic synthesis

polyphthalocyanines
plural of polyphthalocyanine

polyplex
Any complex of a polymer and DNA, especially one designed to protect the DNA when being injected into a cell as part of gene therapy

polyplexes
plural of polyplex

polypragmosyne
Meddlesomeness, officiousness.

polyprenol
any prenol having more than four isoprene units

polyprenols
plural of polyprenol

polypro
polypropylene

polyproline
A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation

polyprolines
plural of polyproline

polypropionate
Any of various polymers of propionate moieties

polypropionates
plural of polypropionate

polypseudorotaxane
Any polymer having a pseudorotaxane as a repeat unit

polypseudorotaxanes
plural of polypseudorotaxane

polypurine
A continuous sequence of purines in a nucleic acid.

polypurines
plural of polypurine

polypyrene
An electrically conducting polymer derived from pyrene

polypyridyl
Multiple pyridyl groups in a molecule

polypyrrolidone
Any polymer composed of pyrrolidone monomers; Synonym of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone.

polypyrrolidones
plural of polypyrrolidone

polyquat
Any of several quaternary ammonium compounds that are used as algicides.

polyquaternium
Any of a several classes of polymers having quaternary ammonium functional groups; they act as surfactants in shampoos and various hair products

polyquaterniums
plural of polyquaternium

polyquats
plural of polyquat

polyquinazoline
A polymeric form of a quinazoline.

polyquinoline
A polymeric form of a quinoline.

polyquinone
Any polymeric form of a quinone

polyquinones
plural of polyquinone

polyradical
Any radical derived from a polymer

polyradicals
plural of polyradical

polyrhythm
Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
A rhythm or set of rhythms performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously, typically equally spaced in time and coprime.
Music containing such a rhythm.

polyrhythms
plural of polyrhythm

polyribitol
A polymer of ribitol

polyribonucleotide
A biological macromolecule consisting of multiple ribonucleotides

polyribonucleotides
plural of polyribonucleotide

polyribonucleotidyl
A macromolecular radical derived from polyribonucleotide

polyribosome
A cluster of ribosomes, connected by mRNA, that collectively synthesizes protein

polyribosomes
plural of polyribosome

polyricinoleate
A polymeric form of ricinoleate

polyricinoleates
plural of polyricinoleate

polyrod
A directional dielectric antenna made from a rod of polystyrene projecting from a waveguide.

polyrods
plural of polyrod

polyrotaxane
A polymer composed of rotaxane monomers

polyrotaxanes
plural of polyrotaxane

polysaccharide
A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.

polysaccharides
plural of polysaccharide

polysaccharopeptide
A glycopeptide in which the sugar is a polysaccharide

polysaccharopeptides
plural of polysaccharopeptide

polysaccharose
polysaccharide

polysaccharoses
plural of polysaccharose

polysalt
A polyelectrolyte.

polysavone
An alfafa extract used as a dietary supplement for broiler chickens

polyselenido
Polyselenide as a ligand.

polyserine
A polypeptide composed of only serine amino acids
A sequence of a protein composed of only serine amino acids

polysialoganglioside
A ganglioside containing many sialic acid residues

polysialogangliosides
plural of polysialoganglioside

polysialylation
Conversion to, or reaction with, polysialic acid.

polysialylations
plural of polysialylation

polysilane
Any of a range of polymers having a backbone of continuous silicon atoms

polysilanes
plural of polysilane

polysilazane
A polymer in which silicon and nitrogen atoms alternate to form the basic backbone.

polysilazanes
plural of polysilazane

polysilicate
Any of many polymeric silicate structures typically found in rocks and minerals

polysilicates
plural of polysilicate

polysiloxane
Any of many polymers having a siloxane repeat unit

polysiloxanes
plural of polysiloxane

polysome
a polyribosome

polysquaraine
Any polymer based on squaraines, some of which have semiconducting properties

polysquaraines
plural of polysquaraine

polystannane
An organometallic polymer comprising a backbone of tin atoms connected by covalent bonds, unknown in any other metal.

polystannanes
plural of polystannane

polystilbene
Any polymer produced by the polymerization of stilbene

polystilbenes
plural of polystilbene

polystyrene
A vinylic polymer of styrene, CH₂CHphenyl.
An alkane chain of benzene molecules, RCH₂CHphenylR.

polystyrenes
plural of polystyrene

polysucrose
A synthetic polymer of sucrose

polysucroses
plural of polysucrose

polysugar
polysaccharide

polysugars
plural of polysugar

polysulfation
reaction with many sulfate groups

polysulfations
plural of polysulfation

polytarp
A tarpaulin made from woven polyethylene.

polytarps
plural of polytarp

polyterpene
any polymeric terpene formed from many isoprene units joined head to tail; includes rubber and gutta-percha

polyterpenes
plural of polyterpene

polytetrahydrofuran
A polymer derived from the ring-opening of tetrahydrofuran.

polytetrahydrofurans
plural of polytetrahydrofuran

polythiazyl
A polymer of sulfur nitride that is an electrical conductor

polythiazyls
plural of polythiazyl

polythiene
A hypothetical carbon-sulphur polymer

polythioester
A polymer composed of thioester monomers

polythioesters
plural of polythioester

polythiophene
A polymer of thiophene that will conduct electricity under certain conditions

polythiophenes
plural of polythiophene

polythreonine
A polyaminoacid composed of threonine subunits

polythreonines
plural of polythreonine

polythymidine
A sequence of multiple thymidine nucleosides found in the intron

polythymine
A repeat of many thymine bases in a stretch of DNA

polytorus
The set of all vectors of a given dimension such that each element of the vector is within a radius r of the corresponding element of a central vector.

polytoxicomania
The addiction to multiple drugs or other intoxicating substances.

polytrioxane
Polyoxymethylene.

polytyrosine
A polypeptide composed of only tyrosine amino acids
A sequence of a protein composed of only tyrosine amino acids

polyubiquitin
A chain of several ubiquitin molecules attached to a protein.

polyubiquitination
The addition of a series of ubiquitin molecules to another protein.

polyubiquitinations
plural of polyubiquitination

polyubiquitins
plural of polyubiquitin

polyubiquitinylation
Alternative form of polyubiquitination.