pentaploid

pen·ta·ploid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-tuh-ploid]
- /ˈpɛn təˌplɔɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-tuh-ploid]
- /ˈpɛn təˌplɔɪd/

Definitions of pentaploid word

adjective pentaploid having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number. 1
noun pentaploid a pentaploid cell or organism. 1
adjective pentaploid containing five haploid sets of chromosomes 0
noun pentaploid a pentaploid organism 0
adjective pentaploid having five times the haploid number of chromosomes 0
noun pentaploid a pentaploid cell or organism 0

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Origin of pentaploid

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; penta- + -ploid

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Parts of speech for Pentaploid

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pentaploid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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