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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word polyteny:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. polyteny: Merriam-Webster
  2. polyteny: Collins English Dictionary
  3. polyteny: Wiktionary
  4. polyteny: Dictionary.com
  5. polyteny: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. polyteny: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. polyteny: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (polyteny)

noun:  (molecular biology) The presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids)

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