adj 1  :  of or relating to one or more poles (as of a spherical body)  2  :  exhibiting polarity : esp  :  having a dipole or characterized by molecules having dipoles <a solvent>   3  :  being at opposite ends of a spectrum of symptoms or manifestations < types of leprosy>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  pal·lor  pi·la·ry  pil·lar  pleu·ra 
 
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