| Polaroid |
(trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare
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| polarization |
the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration the condition of having or giving polarity
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| polar cataract |
an anterior or posterior subcapsular opacity, usually disk-shaped; the anterior cataract is the more common; the posterior reduces visual acuity more often.
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| polar bodies |
1. the small nonfunctional cells with a haploid chromosome complement, consisting of a small amount of cytoplasm and a nucleus, resulting from unequal division of the primary oocyte (first polar b.) and, if fertilization occurs, of the secondary oocyte (second polar b.); the polar body appears as a speck at the animal pole of the egg. 2. metachromatic granules located at one or both ends of a bacterial cell.
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| polar cap |
a chromophilic, saclike organelle occurring beneath the spore wall in the polar region of microsporidian protozoa. Called also polar capsule.
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