poly

poly
Abbreviated form and colloquialism for polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
1. Abbreviation for poly(adenylic acid). 2. Iridoid indole alkaloid isolated from Vinca sp.; may have pharmacologic applications; falling in this class are vinblastine and vincristine. 3. Excretion of d-glyceric acid in the urine; found in renal calculi. 4. An inborn error in metabolism resulting in d-glyceric aciduria (1). 5. A class of basic antibiotic peptides, found in neutrophils, that apparently kill bacteria by causing membrane damage.
- poly(A) polymerase an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of a poly(adenylic acid) sequence.
A homopolymer of adenylic acid; often seen at the 3′ end of many eukaryotic mRNAs.
Polypeptides that are polymers of aminoacyl groups, i.e., of –NH–CHR–CO–; typically, a term used with homopolymers. See poly- (2).
A polymer of glutamic acid residues in the usual peptide linkage (α-carboxyl to α-amino). See poly- (2). SEE ALSO: poly(γ-glutamic acid). SYN: polyglutamate.
A polypeptide formed of glutamic acid residues, the γ-carboxyl group of one glutamic acid being condensed to the amino group of its neighbor; occurs naturally in the anthrax bacillus capsule.
A polymer of glycolic acid, used in absorbable surgical sutures. [see poly- (2)]
Abbreviation for poly(uridylic acid).
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polymorphonuclear

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poly 'päl-ē n, pl pol·ys -ēz a polymorphonuclear leukocyte

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(polґe) colloquial name for polymorphonuclear leukocyte.

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  • Poly — Po ly, n. [L. polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A whitish woolly plant ({Teucrium Polium}) of the order {Labiat[ae]}, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poly I:C — [päl′ē ī′sē′] n. 〚polyi( nosinic poly) c( ytidylic acid)〛 a synthetic RNA that promotes the production of interferon in the body * * * pol·y I:C (pŏlʹē īʹsēʹ) n. A synthetic polymer of inosine that resembles the RNA of infectious viruses and is… …   Universalium

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  • Poly- — Pol y [See {Full}, a.] A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly s, many; as, polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many atoms; polychord, polyconic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poly- — Präfix viel (z.B. polygam, Polyhistor) erw. bildg. ( ) Beschreibung von Affixen. Wurde in griechischen Entlehnungen ins Deutsche übernommen; sein Ursprung ist gr. polý. In den Fachsprachen beschränkt produktiv. ✎ Cottez (1980), 342f. griechisch… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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  • poły — poły* {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}ZOB. na poły {{/stl 7}} …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

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