Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homoploid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mo-ploid
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving no change in number of chromosomes

noun

A hybrid formed with no change in chromosome number

Etymology

From homo- + -ploid.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: homo
Suffix: ploid

Inflected Forms

homoploids (plural)

Questions

What does homoploid mean?: Involving no change in number of chromosomes
Where does homoploid come from?: From homo- + -ploid.

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