poly-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɒli-/
note: of Canada
ipa: /ˈpɑli-/
note: of Canada
ipa: /ˈpɑlɪ-/
note: of Canada
ipa: /ˈpɑlə-/
note: of the US
ipa: /ˈpɒli-/
ipa: /ˈpɔli-/
ipa: /ˈpɒli-/
ipa: /pəˈlɪ-/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”). Unrelated to -poly.
Senses: examples: polydactyl, polyglot, polyvalent
synonyms: multi-
;
pleo-
pleio-
antonyms: mono-
uni-
coordinate_terms: bi-
di-
tri-
etc
;
oligo-
pauci-
glosses: many
examples: polyacetal, polyethene, polyether
glosses: polymer
examples: polycule, polyphobia, polyfamily
glosses: polyamory
Derived terms: poly
polyabolo
polyacetal
polyache
polyadelph
polyadelphia
polyadelphian
polyadelphite
polyadelphous
polyadenous
polyadenylate
polyadenylation
polyadic
polyamidation
polyamorist
polyamorous
polyamory
polyamphoteric
polyander
polyandric
polyandrion
polyandrious
polyandrism
polyandrist
polyandrum
polyanth
polyantha
polyanthea
polyanthus
polyarch
polyarchal
polyarchic
polyarchical
polyarchism
polyarchist
polyare
polyargite
polyargyrite
polyarsenite
polyaxon
polybasite
polybenzimidazole
polybiography
polybolos
polyborine
polybutylene
polycaprolactone
polycationic
polycentricity
polycentrist
polycephalist
polycephalous
polychaetan
polychaete
polychaetous
polychete
polychetous
polycholia
polychotomous
polychotomy
polychrest
polychroism
polychroite
polychromasia
polychromatism
polychromatist
polychromatize
polychromatophil
polychromatophilic
polychromatous
polychroming
polychromism
polychromist
polychromous
polychromy
polychronic
polychronicon
polycide
polyclad
polycladous
polyclady
polyclimax
polyclinal
polyclonality
polyclonally
polycoerany
polycondensed
polycotton
polycotyledonary
polycotyledony
polycrase
polycratism
polycrotic
polycrotism
polycrystal
polycrystalline
polycube
polycultural
polyculturalism
polyculture
polycyclic
polycyesis
polycystic
polycystid
polycystidan
polycystine
polycythaemia
polycythemia
polycyttarian
polydactyl
polydactylism
polydactylous
polydactyly
polydaemonism
polydaemonistic
polydeism
polydemic
polydent
polydentate
polydeoxy-
polydeoxynucleotide
polydeoxyribo-
polydeoxyribonucleotide
polydesoxyribonucleotide
polydiacetylene
polydimethylsiloxane
polydioxanone
polydipsia
polydisc
polydisk
polydisperse
polydispersed
polydispersity
polydnavirus
polydomous
polydrafter
polydromic
polydrug
polydrugs
polydymite
polydynamic
polydysplasia
polyedron
polyedrous
polyeidic
polyeidism
polyelectrolyte
polyembryoma
polyembryonate
polyembryonic
polyembryony
polyendocrine
polyene
polyenoic
polyergic
polyester
polyesteramide
polyesterification
polyestrous
polyethene
polyether
polyetherimide
polyethoxylated
polyethylene
polyethylenic
polyextremophile
polyfluoro
polyfluoroolefin
polyfoam
polyfoil
polyform
polyforming
polyfoto
polyfrob
polyfunctional
polyfunctionality
polygala
polygalaceous
polygalactia
polygalacturonase
polygalic
polygalin
polygam
polygamia
polygamian
polygamic
polygamical
polygamically
polygamious
polygamist
polygamize
polygamous
polygamy
polygastrian
polygastric
polygene
polygeneous
polygenesic
polygenesis
polygenesist
polygenetic
polygenic
polygenism
polygenist
polygenous
polygeny
polyglacial
polyglacialism
polyglacialist
polyglandular
polyglossia
polyglossic
polyglossy
polyglot
polyglottal
polyglottery
polyglottic
polyglottism
polyglottology
polyglottous
polygon
polygonaceous
polygonal
polygonally
polygonar
polygonate
polygonation
polygonboden
polygoneutic
polygoneutism
polygonial
polygonic
polygonically
polygonization
polygonize
polygonometry
polygonoscope
polygonous
polygonum
polygony
polygram
polygrammatic
polygraph
polygrapher
polygraphic
polygraphical
polygraphist
polygraphy
polygyn
polygynaiky
polygynandrous
polygynandry
polygyne
polygynia
polygynian
polygynic
polygynious
polygynist
polygynoecial
polygynous
polygynously
polygyny
polygyria
polyhaemia
polyhaline
polyhalite
polyhaloalkane
polyhalogeno
polyharmonic
polyhe
polyhedral
polyhedric
polyhedrical
polyhedroid
polyhedrometry
polyhedron
polyhedrosis
polyhedrous
polyhemia
polyhex
polyhistidine
polyhistor
polyhistorian
polyhybrid
polyhydramnios
polyhydric
polyhydroxy
polyiamond
polyimide
polyinstantiation
polyiodide
polyion
polyionic
polyisocyanate
polyisocyanurate
polyisoprene
polykaryocyte
polykaryocytic
polykay
polyketide
polyketone
polykill
polyking
polykite
polylactic
polyleptic
polyligated
polyline
polyliner
polylingual
polylithionite
polylogarithm
polylogarithmic
polylogic
polylogism
polylogue
polylogy
polyloquent
polymastia
polymastic
polymastism
polymastodont
polymastoid
polymath
polymathic
polymathist
polymathy
polymatroid
polymechany
polymelia
polymelian
polymelous
polymely
polymeniscous
polymenorrhea
polymenorrhoea
polymer
polymerase
polymeric
polymeride
polymerism
polymerizable
polymerizate
polymerization
polymerize
polymerizer
polymerone
polymerosomatous
polymerous
polymery
polymeter
polymethacrylate
polymethacrylic
polymethyl
polymethylene
polymetre
polymetric
polymetrical
polymicrogyria
polymict
polymictic
polymignite
polymignyte
polymite
polymitosis
polymitotic
polymix
polymnite
polymodal
polymodality
polymodally
polymolecular
polymolecule
polymorph
polymorphean
polymorphic
polymorphically
polymorphism
polymorphistic
polymorpho-
polymorphonuclear
polymorphous
polymorphously
polymyalgia
polymyarian
polymyodian
polymyodous
polymyoid
polymyositis
polymythia
polymythy
polymyxin
polynandrian
polynema
polyneme
polynemid
polynemiform
polynemoid
Polynesia
Polynesian
polynesic
polyneuritis
polyneuropathy
polynoid
polynome
polynomial
polynomic
polynosic
polynuclear
polynucleate
polynucleated
polynucleolar
polynucleotidase
polynucleotide
polynya
polyocracy
polyodic
polyodont
polyodontia
polyodontoid
polyoid
polyol
polyolefin
polyoma
polyomino
polyommatous
polyoncosis
polyonomous
polyonomy
polyonychia
polyonym
polyonymic
polyonymosity
polyonymous
polyonymy
polyopia
polyopsia
polyoptron
polyopy
polyorama
polyorchidism
polyose
polyostotic
polyotia
polyovular
polyovulatory
polyoxometalate
polyoxyalkylene
polyoxyethylene
polyoxymethylene
polyparium
polyparous
polypary
polype
polypean
polypectomy
polypeptidase
polypeptide
polypetal
polypetalous
polyphage
polyphagia
polyphagian
polyphagic
polyphagism
polyphagist
polyphagous
polyphagy
polyphant
polypharmacal
polypharmaceutical
polypharmacist
polypharmacy
polyphase
polyphasic
polyphenism
polyphenol
polyphenolic
polyphenylene
polyphiloprogenitive
polyphloisbic
polyphloisboian
polyphloisboiic
polyphloisboioism
polyphloisboiotatotic
polyphloisboiotic
polyphloisboisterous
polyphon
polyphonal
polyphone
polyphonic
polyphonical
polyphonically
polyphonism
polyphonist
polyphonous
polyphony
polyphore
polyphorous
polyphosphate
polyphosphoric
polyphylesis
polyphyletic
polyphyletism
polyphylline
polyphyllous
polyphylly
polyphyly
polyphyodont
polypi
polypian
polypiarian
polypide
polypidom
polypier
polypifer
polypiferous
polypiform
polypigerous
polypine
polypite
polyplacophoran
polyplacophore
polyplacophorous
polyplastic
polyplastid
polyplet
polyploid
polyploidization
polyploidize
polyploidogenic
polyploidy
polypnea
polypneic
polypnoea
polypnoeic
polypod
polypodiaceous
polypodium
polypodous
polypody
polypoid
polypoidal
polypomedusan
polypomorphic
polypore
polyporic
polyporite
polyporoid
polyporous
polypose
polyposis
polypostylar
polypostyle
polypotome
polypous
polypragmatic
polypragmatical
polypragmatism
polypragmatist
polypragmaty
polypragmist
polypragmon
polypragmonetic
polypragmosyne
polypragnosynic
polypro
polyprodont
polyprodontid
polyproline
polypropylene
polyprotic
polypsychic
polypsychical
polypsychism
polypterid
polypteroid
polyptote
polyptoton
polyptych
polyptychial
polypus
polypyrene
polypyrenous
polypyridene
polypyrimidine
polypyrrole
polyquat
polyquaternium
polyradiculitis
polyreaction
polyresin
polyrhythm
polyrhythmic
polyrhythmical
polyrhythmically
polyribo-
polyribonucleotide
polyribosome
polyrod
polysaccharide
polysaccharose
polysaprobic
polysarcia
polysarcous
polyschematic
polyschematist
polyscope
polyseme
polysemia
polysemic
polysemous
polysemy
polysepalous
polyserositis
polysexual
polysexuality
polysilicic
polysilicon
polysiloxane
polysinusitis
polysiphonic
polysiphonous
polysomal
polysomatic
polysomatism
polysomaty
polysome
polysomia
polysomic
polysomnogram
polysomnograph
polysomnographer
polysomnographic
polysomnography
polysomy
polysorbate
polyspast
polysperm
polyspermal
polyspermatous
polyspermia
polyspermic
polyspermous
polyspermy
polysporangium
polyspore
polysporean
polyspored
polysporic
polysporous
polyspory
polysquare
polystachyous
polystele
polystelic
polystely
polystichia
polystichous
polystick
polystomatous
polystome
polystomium
polystomous
polystylism
polystylist
polystylistic
polystyrene
polysulfide
polysulfone
polysulphide
polysulphone
polysyllabe
polysyllabic
polysyllabical
polysyllabically
polysyllabicism
polysyllabicity
polysyllabilingual
polysyllabism
polysyllable
polysyllogism
polysymbrachydactyly
polysymmetric
polysymmetrical
polysymmetrically
polysymmetry
polysynaptic
polysyndeton
polysynthesis
polysynthesism
polysynthetic
polysynthetical
polysynthetically
polysyntheticism
polysynthetizing
polysystemic
polysystemicity
polysystemy
polytan
polytarp
Polytech
polytechnic
polytechnical
polytechnician
polytechnics
polytechnization
polytelic
polytene
polytenic
polytenization
polytenize
polytenized
polyteny
polytetrafluoroethylene
polythalamaceous
Polythalamian
polythalamic
polythalamous
polythecium
polytheism
polytheist
polytheistic
polytheistical
polytheistically
polytheize
polythelia
polythene
polytheous
polythetic
polythionate
polythore
polytocous
polytoky
polytomography
polytomous
polytomy
polytonal
polytonalist
polytonality
polytone
polytonic
polytopal
polytope
polytopic
polytree
polytrich
polytrichia
polytrichon
polytrichum
polytroch
polytrochal
polytrochous
Polytron
polytrope
polytrophic
polytrophy
polytropic
polytungstate
polytungstic
polytunnel
polytypage
polytype
polytyped
polytypic
polytypical
polytypism
polytypy
polyubiquitination
polyunsaturate
polyunsaturated
polyunsaturation
polyurea
polyurethane
polyurethaned
polyuria
polyuric
polyvalence
polyvalent
polyve
polyversity
polyvinyl
polyvinylidene
polyvoltine
polywater
polywrapping
polyyne
polyzoa
polyzoal
polyzoan
polyzoarium
polyzoary
polyzoic
polyzoism
polyzomal
polyzome
polyzonal
polyzooid
polyzoon
polyzoonite
Polyandria
Polybranchia
Polycentridae
Polychelidae
Polycladida
Polyergus
Polyfilla
Polygonatum
Polynoidae
Polyonax
Polyox
Polyphaga
Polyplacophora
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodiophyta
Polypodiopsida
Polyporus
Polypterus
Polystichum
Polythalamia