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pentaploid

pentaploid adjective: that has five haploid sets of chromosomes.

Adjective

pentaploid (not comparable)

  1. That has five haploid sets of chromosomes

Noun

pentaploid (plural pentaploids)

  1. A cell or organism with five haploid sets of chromosomes.

pentaploid meaning in Tamil

pentaploid in Tamil

ஐமயமி, ஐம்மடியமான, ஐம்மடியம்

Forms of pentaploid

pluralpentaploids

Origin of pentaploid

From penta- + -ploid.

Words formed from pentaploid

Questions about pentaploid

What does pentaploid mean?
Pentaploid means that has five haploid sets of chromosomes.
What is pentaploid in Tamil?
Pentaploid in Tamil is ஐமயமி, ஐம்மடியமான, ஐம்மடியம். See Pentaploid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pentaploid?
Pentaploid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near pentaploid in the dictionary

  1. pentaphyrin
  2. pentaphyrins
  3. pentaplex
  4. pentaplicate
  5. pentaplicates
  6. pentaploid
  7. pentaploids
  8. pentaploidy
  9. pentapod
  10. pentapodies
  11. pentapods

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