BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CLASSIFICATION OF CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Poly mean?
A
Many
B
One
C
Large
D
Small
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Prefix ‘poly’ means ‘many’ for example, ‘polygon’ means a figure with many sides.

Detailed explanation-2: -The origin of the prefix poly-is from an ancient Greek word which meant “many.” This prefix appears in, well, “many” English vocabulary words, such as polysyllabic, polyhedron, and Polynesia.

Detailed explanation-3: -poly-in American English combining form. a combining form with the meanings “much, many” and, in chemistry, “ polymeric, ” used in the formation of compound words. polyandrous. polyculture.

Detailed explanation-4: -By definition, mono-specifies the quantity (one); but poly-does not specify the quantity-it simply says “more than one” or “much/many".

Detailed explanation-5: -Linguists as well like to use the prefix poly-, which means “many.” For instance, a polysyllabic word has “many” syllables, such as the 19-syllable word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, widely regarded as the longest word in the English language.

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