polyhaloalkane
Any of very many aliphatic organic compounds derived from a hydrocarbon by the replacement of two or more hydrogen atoms with those of a halogen

polyhaloalkanes
plural of polyhaloalkane

polyhedrin
A protein that forms the crystalline matrix of viral polyhedral bodies

polyhedrins
plural of polyhedrin

polyhelicene
Synonym of helicene.

polyhelicenes
plural of polyhelicene

polyheterocycle
A polymer composed of heterocyclic monomers

polyheterocycles
plural of polyheterocycle

polyhexamethylenebiguanide
polyhexanide

polyhexanide
polyhexamethylene biguanide, a polymer used as a disinfectant and antiseptic

polyhomonucleotide
A polynucleotide composed of repeats of a single nucleotide

polyhomonucleotides
plural of polyhomonucleotide

polyhydroxybutyrate
Any polyester derived from a hydroxybutyric acid

polyhydroxybutyrates
plural of polyhydroxybutyrate

polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate
A polymer, with chemical formula (C₆H₁₀O₃)ₙ, that forms a hydrogel in water.

polyhydroxyethylmethacrylates
plural of polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate

polyhydroxyoctanoate
A biodegradable biopolymer that is a derivative of polyhydroxyalkanoate.

polyhydroxyvalerate
A biodegradable polymer used in bioplastics.

polyinosine
A polymeric form of inosine

polyiodide
A iodide having more than one atom of iodine in the molecule.

polyiodides
plural of polyiodide

polyion
any multiply charged ion; a polycation or polyanion.

polyions
plural of polyion

polyisobutadiene
Synonym of polyisoprene (especially in the rubber industry)

polyisobutene
A polymer of isobutene; butyl rubber.

polyisobutenes
plural of polyisobutene

polyisobutylene
Any polymer composed of isobutylene monomers

polyisobutylenes
plural of polyisobutylene

polyisoprene
Any polymer whose constituent monomer is isoprene; especially natural, and some synthetic, rubbers

polyisoprenes
plural of polyisoprene

polyketide
Any polymer whose monomer is a ketide.
Any of many biochemical intermediates, having such a structure, that have a role in biosynthesis and metabolism.

polyketides
plural of polyketide

polyketone
Any of several polymers whose repeat units are ketones

polyketones
plural of polyketone

polylactide
polylactic acid

polylactides
plural of polylactide

polylactone
Any (sometimes cyclic) polymer whose monomers are hydroxy acids

polylactones
plural of polylactone

polyleucine
Any polypeptide (or segment of a protein) consisting of leucine moieties only

polyleucines
plural of polyleucine

polyline
A continuous line composed of one or more line segments.

polylines
plural of polyline

polylinker
A short sequence of DNA containing several restriction enzyme recognition sites that is contained in cloning vectors

polylinkers
plural of polylinker

polylysine
A polypeptide (or section of a protein) consisting only of lysine residues

polylysines
plural of polylysine

polymacrocycle
A polymer containing a macrocycle.

polymacromonomer
A branched polymer with high density of arms and shape ranging from spherical to nonspherical.

polymaltose
Any polymeric carbohydrate composed of many maltose units

polymaltoses
plural of polymaltose

polymannuronate
A polymeric form of mannuronate

polymannuronates
plural of polymannuronate

polymedication
Medication (typically self-medication) with many different drugs

polymer
A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
A material consisting of such polymer molecules.

polymerics
The science and technology of the production of polymers

polymeride
Polymer.

polymerides
plural of polymeride

polymerisation
Alternative spelling of polymerization.

polymerisations
plural of polymerisation; alternative spelling of polymerizations.

polymerizate
The products of a polymerization reaction; usually a mixture of polymers.

polymerizates
plural of polymerizate

polymerization
The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).

polymerizations
plural of polymerization

polymers
plural of polymer

polymersome
A polymer-based liposome.

polymersomes
plural of polymersome

polymeryl
Any radical derived from a polymer

polymeryls
plural of polymeryl

polymethine
A compound made up from an odd number of methine groups bound together by alternating single and double bonds.

polymethines
plural of polymethine

polymethoxyflavone
Any derivative of a flavone that is substituted with many methoxy groups

polymethoxyflavones
plural of polymethoxyflavone

polymethyl
Any of various polymers whose respective monomer is a methyl derivative; Any of various compounds having many methyl groups

polymethylpentene
A thermoplastic polymer of methylpentene

polymolecule
A polymeric molecule

polymolecules
plural of polymolecule

polymorphia
polymorphism

polynitrogen
Any of several unstable allotropes of nitrogen that have more than two atoms in each molecule

polynitrogens
plural of polynitrogen

polynorbornene
Any of a class of polymer formed from norbornene monomers

polynorbornenes
plural of polynorbornene

polynoxylin
An antiseptic that is a polymer of urea and formaldehyde.

polynucleotide
A polymeric macromolecule composed of many nucleotides; examples include DNA and RNA

polynucleotides
plural of polynucleotide

polyolefin
A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin.

polyolefine
Alternative form of polyolefin.

polyolefines
plural of polyolefine

polyolefins
plural of polyolefin

polyose
polysaccharide

polyoses
plural of polyose

polyoxanorbornene
A polymer built from oxanorbornene.

polyoxazoline
A polymer of oxazoline prepared by reacting a polymercaptan with an alkyl derivative of oxazoline or oxazine

polyoxazolines
plural of polyoxazoline

polyoxoanion
Any of several complex polymeric oxoanions, especially those of larger transition elements

polyoxoanions
plural of polyoxoanion

polyoxoaurate
A polyoxometalate with gold as the metal.

polyoxoaurates
plural of polyoxoaurate

polyoxometalate
Any of several metallates containing cluster of transition metal atoms ligated to oxygen and other atoms; they are either synthetic or occur naturally as minerals

polyoxometalates
plural of polyoxometalate

polyoxometallate
Alternative form of polyoxometalate.

polyoxometallates
plural of polyoxometallate

polyoxopalladate
A polyoxometalate with palladium as the metal.

polyoxopalladates
plural of polyoxopalladate

polyoxotungstate
A complex oxyanion of tungsten that is used in protein crystallisation

polyoxotungstates
plural of polyoxotungstate

polyoxyethylene
any polymer of ethylene glycol having a general formula HO-(CH₂CH₂O)ₙ-H; they are used in the manufacture of emulsifiers

polyoxyethylenes
plural of polyoxyethylene

polyoxymethylene
A polymer of formaldehyde having a repeat unit of -CH₂-O- ; it is used in engineering to make small gears etc

polyoxymethylenes
plural of polyoxymethylene

polypaint
A feature allowing the user to "paint" color directly onto the polygons of a three-dimensional model without first creating a texture map.

polyparaphenylene
A polymer made of repeating paraphenylene units.

polyparaphenylenes
plural of polyparaphenylene

polypeptide
Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.

polypeptides
plural of polypeptide

polypeptone
A polymeric peptone

polypeptones
plural of polypeptone

polyphenoloxidase
Any oxidoreductase that oxidises polyphenols

polyphenoloxidases
plural of polyphenoloxidase

polyphenyl
Many phenyl groups in a molecule

polyphenylalanine
A polypeptide (or fragment) containing only phenylalanine

polyphenylalanines
plural of polyphenylalanine