Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dodecaploid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: do-de-caploid
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having twelve complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

noun

A cell that has twelve complete sets of chromosomes.

noun

An organism whose cells have twelve complete sets of chromosomes.

Etymology

From dodeca- + -ploid.

Inflected Forms

duodecaploid (alternative) dodecaploids (plural)

Derived Forms

allododecaploid dodecaploidization

Questions

What does dodecaploid mean?: Having twelve complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
Where does dodecaploid come from?: From dodeca- + -ploid.

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