Polystichum adiantiformis
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~ widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds
polystyrene
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~ a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic; "expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation"
polysyllabic
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~ (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms"
polysyllabic
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~ having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
polysyllable
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~ a word of more than three syllables
polysyndeton
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~ using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')
polysynthetic
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~ forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
polytechnic institute
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~ a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
polytechnic
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~ a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
polytetrafluoroethylene
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~ a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided
polytheism
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~ belief in multiple Gods
polytheist
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~ one who believes in a plurality of gods
polytheistic
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~ worshipping or believing in more than one god
polythene
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~ a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation
polytonal
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~ using more than one key or tonality simultaneously; "exciting rhythms and polytonal harmonies"
polytonalism
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~ music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
polytonality
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~ music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
polyunsaturated fat
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~ a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
polyunsaturated fatty acid
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~ an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil