polyploid

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈpɑliˌplɔɪd/(US)
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/ˈpɑliˌplɔɪd/(US) · /ˈpɑləˌplɔɪd/(US) · /ˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd/(UK)

Definition of polyploid

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

noun

  1. A polyploid cell.
  2. A polyploid organism.

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Etymology

From poly- + -ploid.

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