polytene
adjective
poly·tene ˈpä-lē-ˌtēn 
: relating to, being, or having chromosomes each of which consists of many strands with the corresponding chromomeres in contact
polyteny
ˈpä-lē-ˌtē-nē
noun 
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
1935, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
polytene
adjective
poly·tene ˈpäl-i-ˌtēn
: relating to, being, or having chromosomes each of which consists of many strands with the corresponding chromomeres in contact
- crocodiliae
- crocodilian
- crocodilians
- crocodilias
- Crocodilidae
- crocodiloid
- Crocodilus
- crocodiluses
- crocodilusses
- crocodyli
- crocodyliae
- crocodylias
- Crocodylidae
- crocodylidaes
- Crocodyloidea
- Crocodylus
- crocodyluses
- crocodylusses
- crocoisite
- crocoisites
- crocoite
- crocoites
- croconic acid
- crocosmias
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