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• Polycentrism

  [pol-ee-sen-triz-uh m] /ˌpɒl iˈsɛn trɪz əm/ noun 1. the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism. 2. the fact of having many centers of authority or importance: the polycentrism of American intellectual life. /ˌpɒlɪˈsɛntrɪzəm/ noun 1. (formerly) the fact, principle, or […]

• Polychaete

  [pol-i-keet] /ˈpɒl ɪˌkit/ noun 1. any annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles. adjective 2. Also, polychaetous. belonging or pertaining to the Polychaeta. /ˈpɒlɪˌkiːt/ noun 1. any marine annelid worm of the class Polychaeta, having a distinct head and paired fleshy appendages (parapodia) that bear bristles (chaetae or […]

• Polychasium

  [pol-ee-key-zhee-uh m, -zhuh m, -zee-uh m] /ˌpɒl iˈkeɪ ʒi əm, -ʒəm, -zi əm/ noun, plural polychasia [pol-ee-key-zhee-uh, -zhuh, -zee-uh] /ˌpɒl iˈkeɪ ʒi ə, -ʒə, -zi ə/ (Show IPA). Botany. 1. a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes. /ˌpɒlɪˈkeɪzɪəm/ noun (pl) -sia (-zɪə) 1. (botany) a cymose inflorescence […]

• Polychlorinated-biphenyl

  [pol-ee-klawr-uh-ney-tid, -klohr-] /ˌpɒl iˈklɔr əˌneɪ tɪd, -ˈkloʊr-/ noun, Chemistry. 1. . /ˌpɒlɪˈklɔːrɪˌneɪtɪd/ noun 1. any of a group of compounds in which chlorine atoms replace the hydrogen atoms in biphenyl: used in industry in electrical insulators and in the manufacture of plastics; a toxic pollutant that can become concentrated in animal tissue PCB polychlorinated biphenyl […]

• Polychondritis

  polychondritis pol·y·chon·dri·tis (pŏl’ē-kŏn-drī’tĭs) n. Simultaneous inflammation of many cartilages.

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