Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyploidy

/ˈpɒlɪplɔɪdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: poly-ploidy
IPA: /ˈpɒlɪplɔɪdi/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid.

Uncountable

noun

An instance of being polyploid.

Countable

Example Sentences

"As they mature, the DNA is replicated several times but the cell does not divide, a condition known as polyploidy which allows cells to increase in size."
"This propensity to polyploidy helps account for the diversity (and thus success) of flowering plants, in particular. It is also known that flowering plants sailed majestically through the life-destroying asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period, which did for the dinosaurs and many other animals."

Etymology

From polyploid + -y, after German Polyploidie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: polyploid

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɒlɪplɔɪdi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

polyploidies (plural)

Derived Forms

allopolyploidy autopolyploidy cryptopolyploidy endopolyploidy eupolyploidy hexapolyploidy neopolyploidy paleopolyploidy

Frequently Paired Words

ploidy

Questions

How do you pronounce polyploidy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɒlɪplɔɪdi/.
What does polyploidy mean?: The condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid.
Where does polyploidy come from?: From polyploid + -y, after German Polyploidie.

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