■ combining form many; much: polychrome.
↘ Chemistry having many atoms or groups of a particular kind in a molecule (especially a polymer): polycarbonate.
Origin
from Gk polus 'much', polloi 'many'.
■ combining form many; much: polychrome.
↘ Chemistry having many atoms or groups of a particular kind in a molecule (especially a polymer): polycarbonate.
Origin
from Gk polus 'much', polloi 'many'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004