pol
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~ a person active in party politics
polack
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~ a person of Polish descent
poland
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~ a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
Polanisia
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~ widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length
Polanisia dodecandra
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~ strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs
Polanisia graveolens
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~ strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs
polar circle
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~ a line of latitude at the north or south poles
polar coordinate
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~ either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the pole
polar opposition
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~ an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles
polar bear
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~ white bear of Arctic regions
polar front
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~ the front of an advancing mass of colder air
polar hare
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~ a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter
polar body
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~ a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded
polar glacier
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~ a glacier near the Arctic or Antarctic poles
polarimeter
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~ an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
Polaris
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~ the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
polarisation
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~ the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration
polarisation
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~ the condition of having or giving polarity
polariscope
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~ an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
polarity
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~ having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"