Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agmatoploidy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ag-mato-ploidy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fragmentation of one or more chromosomes (particularly all chromosomes), leading to an increased chromosome number but no additional genetic material.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγματ- (ágmat-), stem of ἄγμα (ágma, “fragment”) + -o- + -ploidy. Coined by Malheiros-Gardé and Gardé (1950).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

agmatoploid

Antonyms

symploidy

Questions

What does agmatoploidy mean?: The fragmentation of one or more chromosomes (particularly all chromosomes), leading to an increased chromosome number but no additional genetic material.
Where does agmatoploidy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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