Nouns

polestar

noun

the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle o...

policyholder

noun

a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client...

poliomyelitis

noun

an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells...

politesse

noun

courtesy towards women

pollex

noun

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

pollinosis

noun

a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to p...

polliwog

noun

a larval frog or toad

pollster

noun

someone who conducts surveys of public opinion

pollyfish

noun

gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion...

polony

noun

another name for Bologna sausage

poltroonery

noun

abject pusillanimity

poltroon

noun

an abject coward

polyamide

noun

a polymer containing repeated amide groups

polyandrist

noun

a woman with two or more husbands

polyanthus

noun

florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived fro...

polyandry

noun

polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband at a tim...

polyarteritis

noun

inflammation of several arteries

polybutene

noun

a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubb...

polybutylene

noun

a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubb...

polycarp

noun

Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian f...

polychaete

noun

chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having pai...

polychaeta

noun

marine annelid worms

polycythemia

noun

a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the numb...

polydipsia

noun

excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunct...

polygene

noun

a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but...

polygonum

noun

diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate...

polygynist

noun

a man with two or more wives

polyhedron

noun

a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces

polygyny

noun

polygamy in which a man has more than one wife at a time

polyhymnia

noun

(Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred da...

polymerization

noun

a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a...

polymorphism

noun

(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of t...

polyneuritis

noun

inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in...

polynya

noun

a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arc...

polyphony

noun

music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments

polyphone

noun

a letter that has two or more pronunciations

polyploid

noun

(genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the ha...

polypody

noun

any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium

polypropene

noun

a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding mater...

polypus

noun

a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

polysaccharide

noun

any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chai...

polysemy

noun

the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be us...

polysyllable

noun

a word of more than three syllables

polysyndeton

noun

using several conjunctions in close succession, especially w...

polytetrafluoroethylene

noun

a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial a...

polytonality

noun

music that uses two or more different keys at the same time

polyurethan

noun

any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a w...

polyzoan

noun

sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyp...

pomatum

noun

hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment

pome

noun

a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed...