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As a proper noun bon

is a branch of tibetan vajrayana.

As a noun poly is

dust.

bon

English

(wikipedia BON)

Abbreviation

(Abbreviation) (head)
  • B'usiness]] '''O'''bject [[notation, ' N otation, notation for high-level object-oriented analysis.
  • (medicine) B'isphosphonate]]-associated [[osteonecrosis, '''o'''steo' n ecrosis of the jaws.

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    poly

    English

    Etymology 1

    Shortening of various words.

    Noun

    (polys)
  • polytechnic.
  • polyethylene (polythene)
  • (chiefly, computer graphics) polygon
  • (uncountable) polyester
    • a cotton-poly blend
  • (chiefly, informal) polyamory
  • (chiefly, informal) A polyamorous person.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (chiefly, informal) polyamorous

    • Verb

  • (transitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium .

    Alternative forms

    * poley

    Noun

  • A whitish woolly plant () of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean.

    • Usage notes

    * The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.

    Derived terms

    * poly-mountain (Webster 1913)

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