Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentaploid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ta-ploid
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has five haploid sets of chromosomes

noun

A cell or organism with five haploid sets of chromosomes.

Etymology

From penta- + -ploid.

Inflected Forms

pentaploids (plural)

Derived Forms

autopentaploid hyperpentaploid hypopentaploid

Questions

What does pentaploid mean?: That has five haploid sets of chromosomes
Where does pentaploid come from?: From penta- + -ploid.

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