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POLA2 — Polymerase (DNA directed), alpha 2 (70kD subunit), also known as POLA2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: POLA2 polymerase (DNA directed), alpha 2 (70kD subunit)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene… … Wikipedia
pag- — Also pak . To fasten. Oldest forms *pag̑ , *pak̑ , becoming *pag , *pak in centum languages. Derivatives include fang, peace, pact, palisade, and travel. 1. Lengthened grade form *pāk . fay1, from Old English … Universalium
dipole — dipolar, adj. /duy pohl /, n. 1. Physics, Elect. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance. 2. Physical Chem. a polar molecule. 3. Also called dipole antenna.… … Universalium
polar — /poh leuhr/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the North or South Pole. 2. of or pertaining to the pole of any sphere, a magnet, an electric cell, etc. 3. opposite in character or action: The two have personalities that are polar. 4. capable of… … Universalium
pole — pole1 poleless, adj. /pohl/, n., v., poled, poling. n. 1. a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.: a telephone pole; a fishing pole. 2. Northeastern U.S. a long, tapering piece of wood or other material that extends from the … Universalium
polestar — /pohl stahr /, n. 1. Polaris. 2. something that serves as a guiding principle. 3. something that is the center of attention or attraction. [1545 55; POLE2 + STAR] * * * ▪ astronomy also spelled pole star , also called (Northern Hemisphere)… … Universalium
poleward — /pohl weuhrd/, adv. 1. Also, polewards. toward a pole of the earth; toward the North or South Pole. adj. 2. facing or moving toward the North or South Pole. [1870 75; POLE2 + WARD] * * * … Universalium
pulley — pulleyless, adj. /pool ee/, n., pl. pulleys. 1. a wheel, with a grooved rim for carrying a line, that turns in a frame or block and serves to change the direction of or to transmit force, as when one end of the line is pulled to raise a weight at … Universalium
pôle — [ pol ] n. m. • 1230; lat. polus, gr. polos, de polein « tourner » 1 ♦ Astron. Chacun des deux points de la sphère céleste formant les extrémités de l axe autour duquel elle semble tourner. « Le ciel paraît tourner sur deux points fixes, nommés… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pole — pole1 W3 [pəul US poul] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stick/post)¦ 2 3 be poles apart 4¦(opposite ideas/beliefs)¦ 5¦(electrical)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English pal, from Latin palus; PALE3] … Dictionary of contemporary English