polony

noun2

1. •
   A kind of sausage made of meat that has been only partly cooked.

   • A survey of 25 polony samples of different brands available to the consumer in Bloemfontein showed that significant numbers of various micro-organisms were present. — 1978
2. •
   A cluster of polymers produced by clonal amplification of DNA.

   • This cycle is repeated several dozen times to generate DNA sequence information for each polony. — 2008

adjective1

1. •
   (no longer used, historical) Polish (especially of shoes).

   • Obviously Polony heels were made in Western Europe, though at present it is not clear why this name was given to the stacked heels. — 2005