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:''For the [[Prefix (linguistics)|prefix]] [[Wiktionary:poly-|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).
'''Poly''' is also commonly used as an abbreviation for various words and phrases including:
; Science and technology
:* [[Polyethylene]], [[polyurethane]] and [[polyester]], all forms of plastic [[polymer]]s
:* [[Polysilicon]], a state of silicon used as a gate material in MOSFET transistors and CMOS microchips
:* [[Poly-A]], a step in the transcription of DNA to RNA in which multiple adenosine nucleosides are added to the 3' end of the mRNA sequence.
:* [[Polymorphism]], polymorphism describes multiple possible states for a single property
:* [[Polyspheric]], a shape composed of more than one sphere, a term used by [[Chrysler]] to identify their hemi-derived but lower cost V8 engines built 1955-67
:* [[Polygraph]], or "lie detector" (particularly in Defense & Intelligence fields)
;Mathematics and logic
:* [[Polygon]], especially in relation to 3D graphics as used in terms such as ''high-poly''
:* [[Polynomial]], a type of mathematical function
;Other
:* [[Polyamory]], [[polygamy]], and certain other forms of nonmonogamy beginning in ''poly''
:* [[Polyrunning]] a person good at all track event
:* [[Institute of technology|Polytechnic]] educational institutions
:* [[Polymath]], a person well educated in a wide variety of subjects or fields
:* [[Polydactyly]], having extra digits in hands or feet
:* [[Poly Technologies]], Chinese company
:* [[China Poly Group]], Chinese business group
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