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Showing words for POLYNYA using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Polynya

polynya

5 Letter Words for Polynya

lapon, nopal, onlap, onlay, plano, pylon, yaply, yapon

4 Letter Words for Polynya

alop, loan, loyn, lyon, nypa, only, opal, paly, paon, plan, play, ploy, poly, pony, pyal, pyla

3 Letter Words for Polynya

aln, alo, alp, aly, any, apl, lan, lao, lap, lay, loa, lop, loy, lpn, lyn, nap, nay, noa, nol, noy, ola, olp, ona, ony, opa, pal, pan, pay, ply, poa, pol, pon, poy, pya, yan, yap, yay, yon, yoy

Definitions for Polynya

[1] an area of unfrozen sea water surrounded by ice.
[2] a stretch of open water surrounded by ice, esp near the mouths of large rivers, in arctic seas

Words nearby Polynya

polynomial, polynomial ring, polynuclear, polynucleotidase, polynucleotide, polynya, polyodontia, polyoestrous, polyol, polyolefin, polyoma virus

Origin of Polynya

1850–55; < Russian polyn'yá, Old Russian polynĭi equivalent to pol(ŭ ) empty, open + -ynĭi noun suffix

Word origin for Polynya

C19: from Russian, from poly open, hollowed-out