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pentaploid

[ pen-tuh-ploid ]

adjective

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

noun

  1. a pentaploid cell or organism.
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Other Word Forms

  • t·Ǿd noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pentaploid1

First recorded in 1920–25; penta- + -ploid
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Example Sentences

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Some of the unisexuals are diploid, others are triploid, others tetraploid, and others pentaploid!

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pentanoic acidpentapody

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