See Placophora.

Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms; as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape.

An animal having many feet; a myriapod.

A genus of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species.

Any plant of the genus Polypodium.

Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts.

Same as Hydrozoa.

Having many pores.

A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus.

Of the nature of a polypus; having many feet or roots, like the polypus; affected with polypus.

Overbusy; officious.

The state of being overbusy.

A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor teeth in each jaw.

A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is the type. See Illust. under Crossopterygian.

An African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.

A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- /My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell./

Same as Polyp.

Having numerous roots, or rootlets.

Having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions; multiform.

A glass which makes a single object appear as many; a multiplying glass.

Having the sepals separate from each other.

Of or pertaining to compounds formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid.

A machine consisting of many pulleys; specifically, an apparatus formerly used for reducing luxations.

Containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry.

Fullness of sperm, or seed; the passage of more than one spermatozoon into the vitellus in the impregnation of the ovum.

Containing many spores.

A division of trematode worms having more two suckers. Called also Polystomea and Polystoma.

An animal having many mouths; -- applied to Protozoa.

Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall. A polystyle hall or edifice.

A sulphide having more than one atom of sulphur in the molecule; -- contrasted with monosulphide.

A polysulphide.

Pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized by, polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables.

Polysyllabism.

Polysyllabism.

The quality or state of being polysyllabic.

A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables.

Characterized by polysyndeton, or the multiplication of conjunctions.

A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, /We have ships and men and money and stores./ Opposed to asyndeton.

The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole.

Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative.

Polysynthesis.

Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; -- applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are taught with especial reference to their practical application; as, a polytechnic institute; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products.

Polytechnic.

The science of the mechanic arts.

A division of Foraminifera including those having a manychambered shell.

Many-chambered; -- applied to shells of Foraminifera and cephalopods. See Illust. of Nautilus.

The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.

One who believes in, or maintains the doctrine of, a plurality of gods.

Of or pertaining to polytheism; characterized by polytheism; professing or advocating polytheism; as, polytheistic worship; a polytheistic author, or nation.

To adhere to, advocate, or inculcate, the doctrine of polytheism.

The condition of having more than two teats, or nipples.

Bearing fruit repeatedly, as most perennial plants; polycarpic.

Subdivided into many distinct subordinate parts, which, however, not being jointed to the petiole, are not true leaflets; -- said of leaves.

A division into many members.

A salt of polytungstic acid.

Containing several tungsten atoms or radicals; as, polytungstic acid.

To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.

any polymer containing [-NH.CO.O-] linkages; such polymers are much used as the basis of light but rigid foams for packaging (polyurethane foam) and for hard coatings, as on floors.

A persistently excessive flow of watery urine, with low specific gravity and without the presence of either protein or sugar. It is generally accompanied with more or less thirst.

Multivalent.

Same as Bryozoa. See Illust. under Bryozoa, and Phylactol/mata.

Any species of Polyzoa; one of the Polyzoa. A polyzoon.

Same as Polyzoary.

The compound organism of a polyzoan.

Consisting of many zones or rings.

One of the individual zooids forming the compound organism of a polyzoan.

originally, a Vickers-Maxim one-pounder automatic machine cannon using metallic ammunition fed from a lopped belt attached to the gun; -- popularly so called from its peculiar drumming sound in action. More recently, the term is applied mostly to automatic antiaircraft cannons.

The substance of apples, or of similar fruit, crushed by grinding.

Pertaining to the Pomacentrid/, a family of bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; -- often called coral fishes.

Like an apple or pear; producing pomes. Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pome/) of rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc.

Cider.

A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball. A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly pomander box.

Having the nostril covered with a scale.

To dress with pomatum.

To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

The fruit of the tree Punica Granatum; also, the tree itself (see Balaustine), which is native in the Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp.

A pommel.

A variety of shaddock, called also grape fruit.

Dappled.

Of or pertaining to Pomerania, a province of Prussia on the Baltic Sea. A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.

A kind of sweet, juicy apple.

A figure supposed to resemble an apple; a roundel, -- always of a green color.

One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus (Stromateus niger, Stromateus argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia. A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji).

The culture of fruit; pomology as an art.

Bearing pomes, or applelike fruits. Bearing fruits, or excrescences, more or less resembling an apple.

See Pomage.

Having the ends terminating in rounded protuberances or single balls; -- said of a cross.

To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.

The cascabel, or hindmost knob, of a cannon.

Having two balls or protuberances at each end; -- said of a cross.

Of or pertaining to pomology.

One versed in pomology; one who culticvates fruit trees.

The science of fruits; a treatise on fruits; the cultivation of fruits and fruit trees.

The goddess of fruits and fruit trees.

To make a pompons display; to conduct.

A crimson or pink color; also, a style of dress cut low and square in the neck; also, a mode of dressing the hair by drawing it straight back from the forehead over a roll; -- so called after the Marchioness de Pompadour of France. Also much used adjectively.

Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus Trachynotus, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- called also palometa.

Pompous.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, Pompeii, an ancient city of Italy, buried by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a. d., and partly uncovered by modern excavations.

A shaddock, esp. one of large size.

The ball formerly used to ink the type.

Impure zinc oxide.

An ointment or pomatum made of black poplar buds.

See Pumpion.

A pearmain.

See Pompelmous.

an ornamental ball or tuft of wool, feathers, or other fluffy material used as a decoration on clothing such as hats and slippers.

a female cheerleader, especially one who waves a pompon{5} while performing a cheering routine.

Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.

The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness.

Grand and dignified; in grand style.

Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.

See Pontine.

Same as Pomewater.

A unit of power, being the power obtained from an expenditure of one hundred kilogram-meters of energy per second. One poncelet equals g watts, when g is the value of the acceleration of gravity in centimeters.

A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service.

To ponder.

To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over.

The quality or state of being ponderable.

Capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight.