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multiploid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mul-ti-ploid
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having multiple copies of each chromosome; polyploid.

noun

A cell or organism having multiple copies of each chromosome.

Etymology

From multi- + -ploid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

multiploids (plural)

Derived Forms

multiploidization

Frequently Paired Words

multiploidy

Questions

What does multiploid mean?
Having multiple copies of each chromosome; polyploid.
Where does multiploid come from?
From multi- + -ploid.

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