pentaploid

[ pen-tuh-ploid ]

adjective
  1. having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number.

noun
  1. a pentaploid cell or organism.

Origin of pentaploid

1
First recorded in 1920–25; penta- + -ploid

Other words from pentaploid

  • pen·ta·ploi·dy, noun

Words Nearby pentaploid

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