1. poly- - Adjective
2. poly- - Prefix
A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly`s, many; as, polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many atoms; polychord, polyconic.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIsaac Asimov, the biochemist and science fiction writer, suggested in 1981 that poly- lipids could form a substitute for proteins in a non-polar solvent such as methane. Source: Internet
The 3' poly- adenine tail is only added after transcription is complete. Source: Internet
The word polyhedron comes from the Classical Greek πολύεδρον, as poly- (stem of πολύς, "many") + -hedron (form of ἕδρα, "base" or "seat"). Source: Internet