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| a combining form with the meanings “much, many” and, in chemistry, “polymeric,” used in the formation of compound words: polyandrous; polyculture; polyethylene. |
[Origin: < Gk, comb. form repr. polýs; akin to OE fela many. See plus
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| poly-
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[Greek polu-, from polus, much, many; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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poly-
comb. form meaning "many, much," from Gk. poly-, combining form of polys "much" (plural polloi); cognate with L. plus, from PIE base *ple- (cf. Skt. purvi "much," prayah "mostly;" Avestan perena-, O.Pers. paru "much;" Gk. plethos "people, multitude, great number," pleres "full," polys "much, plenty," ploutos "wealth," plethein "be full;" Lith. pilus "full, abundant;" O.C.S. plunu; Goth. filu "much," O.N. fjöl-, O.E. fela, feola "much, many;" O.E. folgian; O.Ir. lan, Welsh llawn "full;" O.Ir. il, Welsh elu "much"), probably related to base *pele- "to spread."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| poly-
A prefix meaning "many," as in polygon, a figure having many sides. In chemistry, it is used to form the names of polymers by being attached to the name of the base unit of which the polymer is made, as in polysaccharide, a polymer made of repeating simple sugars (monosaccharides).
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poly- pref.
- More than one; many; much: polyatomic.
- More than usual; excessive; abnormal: polydipsia.
- Polymer; polymeric: polyethylene.
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Pol"y-\ [See Full, a.] A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly`s, many; as, polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many atoms; polychord, polyconic.
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