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nonaploid

nonaploid adjective: polyploid to the extent of having nine sets of chromosomes in each cell.

Adjective

nonaploid (not comparable)

  1. polyploid to the extent of having nine sets of chromosomes in each cell

Noun

nonaploid (plural nonaploids)

  1. Such a cell or organism
    Synonyms:
    enneaploid

Synonyms of nonaploid

Forms of nonaploid

pluralnonaploids

Origin of nonaploid

From nona- + -ploid.

Questions about nonaploid

What does nonaploid mean?
Nonaploid means polyploid to the extent of having nine sets of chromosomes in each cell.
What part of speech is nonaploid?
Nonaploid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonaploid in the dictionary

  1. nonaperturate
  2. nonapertured
  3. nonaphosphorus
  4. nonapical
  5. nonaplex
  6. nonaploid
  7. nonaploids
  8. nonapneic
  9. nonapocalyptic
  10. nonapocrine
  11. nonapologetic

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