Look up: poly-

1. POLY
   Noun: An shortening of the word polymorphonuclear neutrophil.
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2. poly
   an amorphous form of silicon with randomly oriented crystals,usually created by chemical vapour deposition from a silicon gas source such as silane Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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3. Poly
   Po'ly noun [ Latin polium , the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium , Greek ....] (Botany) A whitish woolly plant ( Teucrium Polium ) of the order Labiatæ , found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, wit...
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4. poly
   1. <prefix> A combining form or prefix denoting many, multiplicity, as polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many atoms; polychord, polyconic. ... 2. <botany> A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The nam...
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5. Poly
   • (n.) A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium Polium) of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.
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6. Poly
   (language) 1. A polymorphic, block-structured language developed by D.C.J. Matthews at Cambridge in the early 1980s. ['An Overview of the Poly Programming Language', D.C.J. Matthews, in Data Types and Persistence, M.P. Atkinson et al eds, Springer 1988]. 2. A language developed at St Andrews Univers...
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7. Poly
   Shortened form of Polyfoam, Esterfoam or Polyester foam. This is the soft foam.
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8. poly
   Type: Term Pronunciation: pol′ē Definitions: 1. Abbreviated form and colloquialism for polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
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9. Poly
   :For the prefix poly- and words related to it see Wiktionary. `Poly` can have multiple meanings: :* As a prefix, often meaning more than one or many (eg, polyvalent - capable of many valences) :* As a feminine given name (Poly, also spelled Polly). Sometimes also used as a nickname for surnam...
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10. poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
    A type of enzyme involved in many functions of the cell, including the repair of DNA damage. DNA damage may be caused by normal cell actions, UV light, some anticancer drugs, and radiation used to treat cancer. Inhibitors of one enzyme, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1, are being studied in the treatment of cancer. Also called PARP.
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11. poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor
    A substance that blocks an enzyme involved in many functions of the cell, including the repair of DNA damage. DNA damage may be caused by normal cell actions, UV light, some anticancer drugs, and radiation used to treat cancer. It may cause cancer cells to die. It is a type of targeted therapy. Also called PARP inhibitor.
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12. poly A
    Synonym for polyadenylic acid ... <biochemistry, molecular biology> Polynucleotide chain consisting entirely of residues of adenylic acid (i.e. The base sequence is AAAA.AAAA). Polyadenylic chains of various lengths are found at the 3' end of most eukaryotic mRNAs, the poly A tail. ... (11 Jan 1998) ...
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13. poly A hydrolase
    <enzyme> Endoribonuclease and exoribonuclease isolated; specific to poly(a) ... Registry number: EC 3.1.4.- ... Synonym: polyadenylase, polyadenylate hydrolase, poly a exonuclease ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
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14. poly A specific exoribonuclease
    <enzyme> Acts on 2' or 3'-linked oligoriboadenylates to liberate 5'-AMP ... Registry number: EC 3.1.13.- ... Synonym: 2',3'-exoribonuclease, 3'-exoribonuclease ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
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15. poly A tail
    <molecular biology> A sequence of adenine nucleotides that get added to the 3' end of some primary transcript messenger RNA molecules in eukaryotes during post-transcriptional processing. The added tail is believed to confer stability to the molecule. ... Histone mRNA do not have poly A tail. ...
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16. poly a-u
    <chemical> A double-stranded polyribonucleotide comprising polyadenylic and polyuridylic acids and believed to be a stimulant of the immune system through induction of interferon. ... Pharmacological action: antiviral agents, interferon inducers. ... Chemical name: 5'-Adenylic acid, homopolyme...
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17. poly adenosine diphosphate ribose
    <chemical> A polynucleotide formed from NAD in the presence of NAD+ nucleosidase. ... Chemical name: Adenosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-5-ester with D-ribose, homopolymer ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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18. Poly ADP ribose polymerase
    `Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase` (`PARP`) is a protein involved in a number of cellular processes involving mainly DNA repair and programmed cell death. Members of PARP family: The PARP family comprises 17 members (10 putative). They have all very different structures and functions in the cell. PARP S...
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19. poly ADP-ribose glycohydrolase
    <enzyme> Splits ribose-ribose bonds; glycohydrolase I has a higher molecular weight and is tightly bound to mammalian cell nuclei; glycohydrolase II has lower molecular weight and is found in cytosol ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... Synonym: (ADP-ribose)n glycohydrolase I, (ADP-ribose)n glycohydrolase II ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
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20. Poly Bag
    Transparent polyethylene bag used in place of envelopes for mailing.
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21. Poly bag
    Transparent polyethylene bag used in place of envelopes for mailing.
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22. poly c
    <chemical> A group of cytosine ribonucleotides in which the phosphate residues of each cytosine ribonucleotide act as bridges in forming diester linkages between the ribose moieties. ... Chemical name: 5'-Cytidylic acid, homopolymer ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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23. poly da-dt
    <chemical> Polydeoxyribonucleotides made up of deoxyadenine nucleotides and thymine nucleotides. Present in DNA preparations isolated from crab species. Synthetic preparations have been used extensively in the study of DNA. ... Chemical name: 5'-Adenylic acid, thymidylyl-(5'-3')-2'-deoxy-, homopolymer ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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24. Poly drug use
    | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = --> `Polydrug use` refers to the use of two or more psychoactive drugs in combination to achieve a particular effect. In many cases one drug is used as a base or primary drug, with additional drugs to leave...
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25. poly g
    <chemical> A group of guanine ribonucleotides in which the phosphate residues of each guanine ribonucleotide act as bridges in forming diester linkages between the ribose moieties. ... Chemical name: 5'-Guanylic acid, homopolymer ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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