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polyvinyle: polyvinyl
polyvinylique: polyvinylic
polyzoaire: polyzoon, bryozoon
polyzoïque: polyzoic
polyèdre: polyhedron (solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges)
polyène: polyene
polyédrique: polyhedral
polyépoxyde: polyepoxide, epoxy (resin)
polyéthylène: polyethylene
polyéthylène téréphtalate: polyethylene terephthalate (“PET, PETE”)
polyéthène: polyethene
polémarque: polemarch
polémique: polemic, controversy
polémique: polemic; controversial
polémiquer: to be involved in a controversy
polémiste: polemicist
polémochorie: polemochory
polémologie: polemology
polémologue: polemologist
polémoniacée: polemoniaceous plant
pom-pom girl: a female cheerleader
pomelo: alternative spelling of pomélo
pomiculture: pomiculture
pommade: ointment (a thick viscous preparation for application to the skin, often containing medication); pomade (such a substance used for hair styling)
pommadé: pomaded
pomme: apple (fruit); any of several objects of approximately the same shape and size; the faucet or nozzle of a watering can or showerhead; a decorative motif in the shape of an apple; the fruit part of several vegetables, such as the heart of a cabbage or lettuce
pomme d'Adam: Adam's apple
pomme d'amour: toffee apple, candy apple; tomato
pomme de Goa: star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
pomme de cajou: cashew apple (the fruit of the cashew tree)
pomme de discorde: apple of discord, bone of contention
pomme de pin: pinecone; pineapple
pomme de pré: cranberry
pomme de senteur: pomander (mixture of perfumes); pomander (perforated container in which the mixture was carried)
pomme de terre: potato (Solanum tuberosum)
pomme de terre en robe des champs: unpeeled baked potato
pomme frite: french fry
pomme paille: skinny fry; skinny chip
pomme purée: alternative form of purée de pommes de terre (“mashed potatoes”); pomme puree; (mashed potatoes made from the traditional high cuisine method)
pomme épineuse: synonym of stramoine (“jimsonweed”) (Datura stramonium); The fruit of that plant
pomme épineuse d'Égypte: synonym of datura fastueux
pommeau: shower head; pommel (of a saddle, of a sword, of a pistol); An alcoholic drink made from a mixture of apple juice and brandy.
pommelé: dappled
pommer: to develop a fruit
pommeraie: apple orchard
pommes frites: french fries; chips; fried apples
pommes soufflées: slices of potato that have been fried twice so that they puff up into little balloons and turn golden-brown
pommette: cheekbone; pommel
pommier: apple tree
pomoculture: alternative spelling of pomiculture
pomologie: pomology
pomologique: pomologic
pomologiste: pomologist
pomologue: pomologist
pompage: pumping
pompe: a solemn procession; pomp, vainglory; style, class
pompe: pump; push-up; Style of strumming, used especially in gypsy jazz
pompe: shoe
pompe à chaleur: heat pump (device that can provide heat to a building by transferring thermal energy from the outside using a refrigeration cycle)
pompe à essence: gas pump; gas station, filling station