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poly: clipping of polytechnique; itself a clipping of institut polytechnique or école polytechnique; clipping of polyvalente; itself a clipping of institut polyvalent or école polyvalente
polyacide: polyacid
polyacrylique: polyacrylic
polyacrylique: polyacrylic
polyaddition: polyaddition
polyade: polyad
polyadelphe: polyadelphous
polyadelphie: polyadelphy
polyadelphine: polyadelphite
polyadique: polyadic
polyadène: polyadenous (having many glands or nodules)
polyakène: polyachene
polyalcool: polyalcohol
polyallélisme: polyallelism
polyamide: polyamide
polyamine: polyamine
polyamour: polyamory (practices involving relationships with multiple partners)
polyamoureux: polyamorous
polyandre: polyandrous
polyandrie: polyandry
polyandrique: polyandrous
polyandrisme: polyandrism
polyanthe: polyanthous
polyanthropie: polyanthropy
polyarchie: polyarchy
polyarthrite: polyarthritis
polyarthrite rhumatoïde: rhumatoid polyarthritis
polyarticulaire: polyarticular
polyarène: polyarene
polyatomique: polyatomic
polyazole: polyazole
polybasique: polybasic
polybutadiène: polybutadiene
polycalique: polycalic
polycamératique: polycameratic
polycarboxylate: polycarboxylate
polycarburant: multifuel
polycarpellé: polycarpic (having multiple carpels in a fruit)
polycarpien: polycarpic (bearing fruit repeatedly); of Saint-Polycarpe (in Quebec)
polycarpique: polycarpic (all senses)
polycentrique: polycentric
polycentrisme: polycentrism
polychimiothérapie: polychemotherapy
polychlorure: polychloride
polycholie: polycholia
polychore: polychoron
polychorique: polychoric
polychreste: polychrest
polychromatique: polychromatic (all senses)
polychrome: polychrome; multicoloured
polychromer: to paint (especially a statue) in many colours
polychromie: polychromy
polychromiser: to paint (typically a statue) using polychrome
polychrone: polychrone; polychronous
polychroïsme: polychroism
polychroïte: polychroite
polychète: polychete
polycistronique: polycistronic
polyclade: polycladose, polycladous
polycladie: polyclady