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oligoploid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oligo-ploid
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a few more than the usual number of sets of chromosomes in each cell

Etymology

From oligo- + -ploid.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

polyploid

Questions

What does oligoploid mean?
Having a few more than the usual number of sets of chromosomes in each cell
Where does oligoploid come from?
From oligo- + -ploid.

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