polysynthetic

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polysynthetic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Polysynthetic \Pol`y*syn*thet"ic\
     (p[o^]l`[i^]*s[i^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [Poly- + synthetic.]
     Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Polysynthetic twinning (Min.), repeated twinning, like that
        of the triclinic feldspar, producing fine parallel bands
        in alternately reversed positions.
        [1913 Webster]

polysynthetic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  polysynthetic
      adj 1: forming derivative or compound words by putting together
             constituents each of which expresses a single definite
             meaning [syn: agglutinative, polysynthetic]