英语词汇“polyphase”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The highly cross-linked polymer of acrylamide (polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis a technique for separating nucleic acids or proteins on the basis of charge, shape and/or size (abbrev PAGE))

(Gr adelphos brother) in Linnaeus's system, a class of plants with three or more bundles of stamens

The practice of having more than one sexual and emotional relationship at a time, with the full consent of all partners

(Gr anēr, andros man, male) in Linnaeus's system, a class of plants with many stamens inserted in the receptacle

(Gr polychrēstos from chrēstos useful) a thing, esp a medicine, useful in several ways

The simultaneous production of several different crops and types of livestock in one region

Any of a range of polymerized esters, some thermoplastic, some thermosetting, used in textiles

See polythene below (polyethylene glycol a hydrophilic hydrocarbon that interacts with the membranes of cells and is used in lubricants and emulsifiers)

(Gr polygalon milkwort, gala milk) any plant of the milkwort genus Polygala, giving name to the family Polygalāˈceae

(Gr gamos marriage) in Linnaeus's classification, a plant of the class Polygāˈmia, having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers

(Gr polygonaton, from gony, -atos knee) the Solomon's seal genus Polygonatum, of the lily family

(Gr polygonon) any plant of the knot-grass genus Polygonum, with swollen joints and sheathing stipules, of the dock family Polygonāˈceae

(Gr gynē woman, female) in various Linnaean classes of plants, an order with more than twelve styles

(Gr hals salt) a triclinic mineral, sulphate of magnesium, potassium, and calcium

(Gr hedrā seat) a solid figure or body bounded by plane faces (esp more than six)

(Gr polyistōr, from historeein to inquire, learn) a person of great and varied learning

A natural polymer which can be used to manufacture fully biodegradable plastic (abbrev PHB)

A form of argument in which the maintainer of a certain proposition is committed to accept one of several propositions all of which contradict his or her original contention

(Gr polymathēs, from the root of manthanein to learn) a person whose knowledge covers a wide variety of subjects

Any naturally occurring or synthetic substance built up from a series of smaller units (monomers), which may be simple or complex, esp one of those of higher molecular weight as produced by polymerization

Any of several enzymes present in cell nuclei that promote the polymerization of DNA or RNA (polymerase chain reaction a powerful technique for amplifying DNA sequences without using genetic manipulation methods which need biological vectors (abbrev PCR))

The chemical name for any rigid glassy thermoplastic, such as Perspex, Lucite, etc

(of a leucocyte) having a nucleus divided into lobes and cytoplasm containing granules

(Gr nēsos an island) of Polynesia, one of the three groups into which the Pacific islands are divided, its prevailing race of light-brown-skinned people, or their languages (a division of the Austronesian)

(an expression) consisting of a sum of terms each of which contains a constant and one or more variables raised to a power

(on the false analogy of domino) a flat, many-sided shape made up of a number of identical squares placed edge to edge

The (esp indiscriminate and excessive) use of many different drugs in treating a disease

polˈyphase adjective

Having several alternating electric currents of equal frequency with uniformly spaced phase differences

polyphasic /-fāzˈik/ adjective

Going through several phases of activity followed by rest in any twenty-four hours

Polyphēˈmian or Polyphēˈmic adjective

Polyphēˈmus noun (Gr myth)

The Cyclops blinded by Odysseus

polyphēˈnol noun

A compound with two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups

polyphiloprogenitive /pol-i-fil-ō-prō-jenˈi-tiv/ adjective

(of imagination or inventiveness) very fertile

polyphloisbic /pol-i-floisˈbik/, poluphloisboiotic /pol-oo-flois-boi-otˈik/ or polyphloesboean /pol-i-flēs-bēˈən/ adjective

(Gr polyphloisbos, from phloisbos din; the oi and oe from the genitive ending in Homer's phrase polyphloisboio thalassēs of the much-roaring sea) loud-roaring (also used by Thackeray in the quasi-superlative form poluphloisboiotatotˈic)

polˈyphon /-fon/ or polˈyphone /-fōn/ noun

(Gr phōnē a voice) a lute-like musical instrument
A musical box playing tunes from perforated metal discs
(polˈyphone) a letter or symbol having more than one phonetic value, able to be pronounced or sounded in more than one way (phonetics)

polyphonic /-fonˈik/ adjective

Many-voiced
Of polyphones
Of polyphony

polˈyphonist noun

A contrapuntist

polyphˈony noun

Composition of music in parts each with an independent melody of its own
The use of polyphones (phonetics)

polyphyletic /-fi-letˈik or -fī-/ adjective

(Gr phyletikos relating to a tribesman, from phylē a tribe) of multiple origin
Descended by convergent lines from several ancestral groups

polyphyllous /-filˈəs/ adjective (Gr phyllon leaf; botany)

Having the perianth leaves free

polyphȳˈodont adjective

Having more than two successive dentitions

pol'ypill noun

A pill containing several different types of medication

Polyplacophˈora plural noun

(Gr plax, plakos a plate, slab) an order of molluscs, incl eg the chitons, bilaterally symmetrical, with a shell composed of eight transverse dorsal plates

polˈyploid adjective

(on the analogy of haploid and diploid) having more than twice the normal haploid number of chromosomes (also noun)

polˈyploidy noun

The polyploid condition

polˈypod noun

An animal with many feet
A polypody

Polypodium /-pōˈdi-əm/ noun

(Gr podion, dimin of pous a foot) the typical genus of Polypodiāˈceae, the family with stalked sporangia and vertical annulus to which most ferns belong, so named from the many-footed appearance of the rhizome

polˈypody noun

Any fern of the genus Polypodium, esp P. vulgare

Polyporus /po-lipˈə-rəs/ noun

(Gr poros a pore) a large genus of pore fungi (qv under pore¹), often forming hoof-like and bracket-like growths on trees

polypropˈylene noun

A polymer of propylene, similar in properties to polythene

polyprōˈtodont noun

(Gr prōtos first, and odous, odontos tooth) any member of the Polyprotodontˈia, the suborder of marsupials, including opossums, dasyures, etc, with many small incisors

Polypˈterus noun

(Gr pteron a fin) an African genus of Crossopterygian river fishes, with the dorsal fin represented by detached rays

polyptych /polˈip-tik/ noun

(Gr ptychos a fold) a picture, altarpiece, etc, consisting of four or more panels hinged or folding together

polˈyrhythm noun

The simultaneous combination of different rhythms in a piece of music

polyrhythˈmic adjective

polysaccharide /-sakˈə-rīd/ noun

A carbohydrate of a class including starch, etc, that hydrolyzes into more than one simple sugar

polyseˈmant /-sēˈ/ or polˈyseme /-sēm/ noun (linguistics)

A word with more than one meaning

polyˈsemous adjective (linguistics)

polˈysemy noun (linguistics)

polysepˈalous adjective (botany)

Having the sepals separate from each other

polysiloxˈane noun

Any of a number of polymers which are the basis of silicone chemistry

polˈysome noun

A group of ribosomes linked by a molecule of ribonucleic acid and functioning as a unit in the synthesis of proteins

polˈysomy noun

A condition in which one or more extra chromosomes, esp sex chromosomes, are present in the cells of the body

Polysˈtichum /-kəm/ noun

(Gr stichos a row) a genus of shield-ferns also known by the name Aspidium

polystyˈlar or polˈystyle adjective

(Gr stȳlos column) having many columns

polystyˈrene noun

A polymer of styrene resistant to moisture and to chemicals, with many commercial and industrial applications

polysulphˈide noun

A sulphide whose molecules contain two or more sulphur atoms

polysyllabˈic or polysyllabˈical adjective

polysyllabˈically adverb

polysyllabˈicism or polysyllˈabism noun

polysyllˈable noun

A word of many, or of more than three, syllables

polysyllˈogism noun

A series of syllogisms, the conclusion of one serving as the premiss for the next

polysyndeton /-sinˈdi-tən/ noun (Gr syndeton a conjunction; rhetoric)

Figurative repetition of connectives or conjunctions

polysynˈthesis noun

polysynthetˈic or polysynthetˈical adjective

Made up of many separate elements
Built up of a number of small crystals in parallel growth (crystallography)
Combining many simple words of a sentence in one, as in the native languages of America (also called incorporating; philology)

polysynthetˈically adverb

polysynthetˈicism /-i-sizm/ or polysynˈthetism noun

The character of being polysynthetic

polytechnic /-tekˈnik/ adjective

(Gr technikos, from technē art) of many arts or technical subjects

noun

A college where such subjects were taught up to and including degree level, traditionally offering a wide variety of vocational courses on a full- or part-time basis (all now upgraded to university status)

polytechˈnical adjective

polˈytene /-tēn/ adjective

(L taenia band) (of abnormally large chromosomes) composed of many reduplicated strands, found in the fly genus Drosophila

polytetrafluorethˈylene or polytetrafluoroethˈylene noun

An inert plastic with non-adhesive surface properties

polythalˈamous adjective

(Gr thalamos a chamber) having several cells or chambers

polˈytheism /-thē-izm/ noun

(Gr theos a god) the doctrine of a plurality of gods

polˈytheist noun

polytheistˈic or polytheistˈical adjective

polytheistˈically adverb

polˈythene or polyethylene noun

A generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, manufactured in a range of qualities from light and rigid to thin and flexible, and used to make a variety of products incl domestic utensils, storage bags, carrier bags, etc

polytocous /pol-itˈə-kəs/ adjective

(Gr tokos birth) producing many or several at a birth or in a clutch

polytoˈnal adjective

polytonalˈity noun

Use at the same time of two or more musical keys

Pol'ytrack® noun

An artificial surface for horse-racing

Polytrichum /po-litˈri-kəm/ noun

(Gr thrix, trichos hair) a genus of tall hairy-capped mosses

polˈytunnel noun

Plastic sheeting stretched over rows of plants as protection from weather, etc

polytypic /-tipˈik/ adjective

Having many types and representatives

polyunsat'urate noun

A polyunsaturated fat or oil

polyunsatˈurated adjective (chem)

Containing more than one carbon-carbon double bond in the molecule (polyunsaturated fats or oils glycerides of polyunsaturated fatty acids, less likely to increase blood cholesterol)

polyurethane /-ūˈrə-thān/ noun

Any of a range of resins, both thermoplastic and thermosetting, used in the production of foamed materials, coatings, etc

polyuria /-ūˈri-ə/ noun (medicine)

Excessive secretion of urine

polyvalent /po-li-vāˈlənt or pol-ivˈə-lənt/ adjective

Multivalent

polyvīˈnyl noun

A vinyl polymer (polyvinyl acetate a colourless resin used in paints, adhesives, and as a coating for porous surfaces; polyvinyl chloride a vinyl plastic used as a rubber substitute for coating electric wires, cables, etc, and as a dress and furnishing fabric (abbrev PVC))

adjective

Of, consisting of, containing or made of polyvinyl

polˈywater noun

A supposed form of water, said to be a polymer, with properties different from those of ordinary water

Polyzōˈa plural noun (sing polyzoˈon)

(Gr zōion an animal) a phylum of aquatic animals, almost all colonial, with a cup-shaped body, U-shaped food-canal, and a wreath of tentacles about the mouth

polyzoˈan noun and adjective

polyzoarial /-āˈri-əl/ adjective

polyzoāˈrium or polyzōˈary noun

A polyzoan colony, or its supporting skeleton

polyzōˈic adjective

Having many zooids
Relating to the Polyzoa

polyzoˈnal adjective

(Gr zōnē belt) composed of many zones or belts

polyzōˈoid adjective

Like or of the nature of a polyzoon

poly- /pol-i-/