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polytene (medicine) and Pullman (iou)


polytene (medicine)


polytene


A giant chromosome which is composed of thousands of copies of DNA parallel to one another instead of the usual one copy of DNA per chromosome. They are found in the salivary glands of insects, in certain protozoans, and in flowering plants. As found in the larvae of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, they are useful to geneticists because all of the details are greatly enlarged.


Pullman (iou)



Pullman noun. In branch II usu. pullman. M19.
[George M. Pullman (1831-97), Amer. designer.]
I.
Used attrib. to designate any of various types of railway carriage built by the American Pullman Company or of a similar type, esp. as affording special comfort or sleeping arrangements, as Pullman car, Pullman saloon. M19.
A sleeping-car; a railway carriage or (later) motor coach affording special comfort. L19.
In full Pullman train. A train made up of Pullman cars. L19.
In full Pullman case. A large suitcase designed to fit under the seat in a Pullman carriage. E20.
II.
In full Pullman kitchen. A compact prefabricated unit of kitchen or bathroom fixtures. Chiefly US. M20.