‖n. [ NL.; L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. ly`sis a loosing. ] (Physiol.) The digestion of fats. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Poly- + Gr. &unr_; form, manner. ] Having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions; multiform. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; farseeing; poly`s much, many + &unr_; to view: cf. F. polyscope. ] 1. (Opt.) A glass which makes a single object appear as many; a multiplying glass. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) An apparatus for affording a view of the different cavities of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + sepal. ] (Bot.) Having the sepals separate from each other. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + silicic. ] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to compounds formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Polysilicic acid (Chem.), any one of a series of acids formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid, with elimination of water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. polyspaston, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; drawn by several cords; poly`s many + &unr_; to draw: cf. F. polyspaste. ] (Surg.) A machine consisting of many pulleys; specifically, an apparatus formerly used for reducing luxations. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; poly`s many + &unr_; seed. ] (Bot.) Containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry. Martyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) Fullness of sperm, or seed; the passage of more than one spermatozoon into the vitellus in the impregnation of the ovum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + spore. ] (Bot.) Containing many spores. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. poly`s many + &unr_;, &unr_;, mouth. ] (Zool.) A division of trematode worms having more two suckers. Called also Polystomea and Polystoma. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) An animal having many mouths; -- applied to Protozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; many-mouthed; poly`s + sto`ma mouth. ] (Zool.) Having many mouths. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; with many columns; poly`s many + &unr_; column: cf. F. polystyle. ] (Arch.) Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall. -- n. A polystyle hall or edifice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Poly- + sulphide. ] (Chem.) A sulphide having more than one atom of sulphur in the molecule; -- contrasted with monosulphide. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A polysulphide. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;; poly`s many + &unr_; syllable: cf. F. polysyllabique. ] Pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized by, polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Polysyllabism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Polysyllabism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being polysyllabic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Poly- + syllable. ] A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by polysyndeton, or the multiplication of conjunctions. -- Pol`y*syn*det"ic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. poly`s many + &unr_; bound together, fr. &unr_; to bind together; &unr_; with + &unr_; to bind. ] (Rhet.) A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, “We have ships and men and money and stores.” Opposed to asyndeton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Poly- + synthesis. ] 1. The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Philol.) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words, as in the aboriginal languages of America; agglutination. Latham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + synthetic. ] Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative. [ 1913 Webster ]

Polysynthetic twinning (Min.), repeated twinning, like that of the triclinic feldspar, producing fine parallel bands in alternately reversed positions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Polysynthesis. [ 1913 Webster ]