poly

many, much

Greek · polys (πολύς)

Poly comes from Greek polys, "many, much". It appears in words about many parts, many sides, many units, or sharing among many.

Memory trick

POLYgon has MANY angles; a MONOpoly has only ONE seller.

duopoly (duo + poly) — a market with two sellersदो विक्रेताओं का बाज़ार
monopoly (mono + poly) — one seller controlling a marketएकाधिकार
oligopoly (oligo + poly) — a market with few sellersकुछ विक्रेताओं का बाज़ार
polygon (poly + gon) — a shape with many straight sidesबहुभुज
polymerization (poly + mer + ization) — linking many molecules into chainsबहुलकीकरण
polynomial (poly + nomial) — an expression with many termsबहुपद
polyp (poly + pus) — a small growth, "many-footed"पॉलिप, छोटा उभार
polypeptide (poly + peptide) — a chain of many amino acidsपॉलीपेप्टाइड, अमीनो अम्ल की लड़ी
polytechnic (poly + technic) — teaching many technical subjectsबहु-तकनीकी संस्थान
polyester (poly + ester) — a synthetic fibreपॉलिएस्टर
polyethylene (poly + ethylene) — a common plasticपॉलिथीन