Webster's Dictionary 1913

6184

Polytheist

Pol″y‐the‐ist, n. [Cf. F. polythéiste.] One who believes in, or maintains the doctrine of, a plurality of gods.

6185

Polytheistic

{ Pol′y‐the‐is″tic (?), Pol′y‐the‐is″tic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to polytheism; characterized by polytheism; professing or advocating polytheism; as, polytheistic worship;...

6186

Polytheize

Pol″y‐the‐ize (?), v. i. To adhere to, advocate, or inculcate, the doctrine of polytheism. Milman.

6187

Polythelism

Pol′y‐the″lism (?), n. [Poly- + Gr. θηλή a nipple.] (Anat.) The condition of having more than two teats, or nipples.

6188

Polytocous

Po‐lyt″o‐cous (?), a. [Gr. �; πολύσ many + � offspring.] 1. (Bot.) Bearing fruit repeatedly, as most perennial plants; polycarpic.2. (Zoöl.) Producing many or young.

6189

Polytomous

Po‐lyt″o‐mous (?), a. [Poly- + Gr. � a cutting, fr. � to cut.] (Bot.) Subdivided into many distinct subordinate parts, which, however, not being jointed to the petiole, are not ...

6190

Polytomy

Po‐lyt″o‐my (?), n.(Logic) A division into many members. F. Bowen.

6191

Polytungstate

Pol′y‐tung″state (?), n. A salt of polytungstic acid.

6192

Polytungstic

Pol′y‐tung″stic (?), a.(Chem.) Containing several tungsten atoms or radicals; as, polytungstic acid.Polytungstic acid(Chem.), any one of several complex acids of tungsten contai...

6193

Polytype

Pol″y‐type (?), n. [Poly- + -type.] (Print.) A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. (see citation); as, a polytype in relief.By pressing the wood ...

6194

Polytype (2)

Pol″y‐type, a.(Print.) Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate.

6195

Polytype (3)

Pol″y‐type, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Polytyped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Polytyping (?).] (Print.) To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.

6196

Polytype (4)

Pol″y‐type (?), n. [Poly- + -type: cf. F. polytype, a.] (Print.) A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. — Pol″y‐type, a.

6197

Polytype (5)

Pol″y‐type, v. t. [imp. & p. p.-typed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.-typing (?).] (Print.) To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.

6198

Polyuria

‖Pol′y‐u″ri‐a (?), n. [NL. See Poly-, and Urine.] (Med.) A persistently excessive flow of watery urine, with low specific gravity and without the presence of either albumin or s...

6199

Polyvalent

Po‐lyv″a‐lent (?), a. [Poly- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valent.] (Chem.) Multivalent.

6200

Polyve

Pol″yve (?), n. [See Polive.] A pulley.

6201

Polyzoa

‖Pol′y‐zo″a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. πολύσ many + ζο̑ͅον an animal.] (Zoöl.) Same as Bryozoa. See Illust. under Bryozoa, and Phylactolæmata.

6202

Polyzoan

Pol′y‐zo″an (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) Any species of Polyzoa; one of the Polyzoa. (b) A polyzoön.

6203

Polyzoarium

‖Pol′y‐zo‐a″ri‐um (?), n.; pl.Polyzoaria (#). (Zoöl.) Same as Polyzoary.

6204

Polyzoary

Pol′y‐zo″a‐ry (?), n.(Zoöl.) The compound organism of a polyzoan.

6205

Polyzonal

Pol′y‐zon″al (?), a. [Poly- + zonal.] Consisting of many zones or rings.Polyzonal lens(Opt.), a lens made up of pieces arranged zones or rings, — used in the lanterns of lightho...

6206

Polyzoön

‖Pol′y‐zo″ön (?), n.; pl.Polyzoa (#). [NL. See Polyzoan.] (Zoöl.) One of the individual zooids forming the compound organism of a polyzoan.

6207

Pom-pom

Pom″–pom′ (?), n. 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 pecul...

6208

Pomace

Pom″ace (?; 277), n. [L. ponum a fruit, LL., an apple: cf. LL. pomagium, pomacium.] The substance of apples, or of similar fruit, crushed by grinding.

6209

Pomacentroid

Po′ma‐cen″troid (?), a. [Gr. � a cover + � a prickle + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Pomacentridæ, a family of bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; — often c...

6210

Pomaceous

Po‐ma″ceous (?), a. [LL. ponum an apple.] 1. (Bot.) (a) Like an apple or pear; producing pomes. (b) Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pomeæ) of rosaceous plants, which includes th...