hypoploid

[ hahy-puh-ploid ]

/ ˈhaɪ pəˌplɔɪd /

Biology

adjective

having a chromosome number that is less than the diploid number.

noun

a hypoploid cell or organism.

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Origin of hypoploid

First recorded in 1925–30; hypo- + -ploid

OTHER WORDS FROM hypoploid

hy·po·ploid·y, noun

Words nearby hypoploid

hypophysitis, hypopiesis, hypopituitarism, hypoplasia, hypoplastic anemia, hypoploid, hypopnea, hypopnoea, hypoposia, hypopotassemia, hypopraxia

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British Dictionary definitions for hypoploid

hypoploid

/ (ˈhaɪpəˌplɔɪd) /

adjective

having or designating a chromosome number that is less than a multiple of the haploid number

Derived forms of hypoploid

hypoploidy, noun

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Medical definitions for hypoploid

hypoploid

[ hī′pō-ploid′ ]

adj.

Having a chromosome number that is one or more lower than the normal haploid number of chromosomes characteristic for the species.

Other words from hypoploid

hy′po•ploi′dy n.