Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
poly
Portuguese translation:
grumos - caroços -
English term
Portugal
Knowledge and experience
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
poly
The guides will need to be cleaned occasionally, as some poly will build up during the heating process. See the cleaning section of the manual for cleaning procedures.
Desde já, obrigada
| 3 | grumos - caroços - |
Marcos Antonio
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| 3 +2 | polímero |
Maria Meneses
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| 4 +1 | poli/tereftalato de etileno |
Marlene Curtis
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| 3 | polímero(s de plástico) |
Mariana Moreira
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| 3 | poli |
Artur Jorge Martins
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Oct 28, 2008 08:55: Marcos Antonio Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Electric Engineer/Military
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
grumos - caroços -
Do texto: ...alguns "poly" se acumulam durante o processo de aquecimento....
Assim, acredito que os "poly" se assemelham a "pólipos" que, na área industrial seriam "grumos - nódulos - caroços- etc..
expert in patents; chemical engineer
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese
polímero
| agree |
Alexandra Gouveia
1 hr
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Obrigada Alexandra
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| agree |
Gilmar Fernandes
4 hrs
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Obrigada Gilmar
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Portugal
Accurate, experienced and reliable
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
polímero(s de plástico)
Poly is also commonly used as an abbreviation for various words and phrases including:
Science and technology
polyethylene, polyurethane and polyester, all forms of plastic polymers
polysilicon, a state of silicon used as a gate material in MOSFET transistors and CMOS microchips
polyadenylation, a step in the transcription of DNA to RNA in which multiple adenosine nucleosides are added to the 3' end of the mRNA sequence.
polymorphism, polymorphism describes multiple possible states for a single property
polyspheric, a shape composed of more than one sphere, a term used by Chrysler to identify their hemi-derived but lower cost V8 engines built 1955-67
polygraph, or "lies detector" (particularly in Defense & Intelligence fields)
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
poli/tereftalato de etileno
www.colegiosaofrancisco.com.br/alfa/plasticos/historia-do-p...
Portugal
Affordable high quality and dedication
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
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