polyploid

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ -ploid.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑliˌplɔɪd/, /ˈpɑləˌplɔɪd/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

polyploid (not comparable)

1. (genetics) Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

Derived terms

• allopolyploid
• autopolyploid
• cryptopolyploid
• depolyploidizing
• endopolyploid
• eupolyploid
• hypopolyploid
• mesopolyploid
• neopolyploid
• palaeopolyploid
• paleopolyploid
• polyploidization
• polyploidize
• polyploidogenic
• polyploidy
• tetrapolyploid

Translations

having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes

• German: polyploid (de)
• Kazakh: көпплоидты (köpploıydtı)
• Portuguese: poliploide
• Romanian: poliploid (ro)
• Spanish: poliploide (es)
• Turkish: poliploit

Noun

polyploid (plural polyploids)

1. A polyploid cell.
2. A polyploid organism.

See also

• octoploid
• tetraploid

German

Etymology

From poly- +‎ -ploid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poliploˈiːt], [poliploˈʔiːt]
• Hyphenation: po‧ly‧plo‧id

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

polyploid (strong nominative masculine singular polyploider, not comparable)

1. (genetics) polyploid

   Eine polyploide Zelle ― a polyploid cell

Declension

Positive forms of polyploid (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist polyploid	sie ist polyploid	es ist polyploid	sie sind polyploid
strong declension (without article)	nominative	polyploider	polyploide	polyploides	polyploide
	genitive	polyploiden	polyploider	polyploiden	polyploider
	dative	polyploidem	polyploider	polyploidem	polyploiden
	accusative	polyploiden	polyploide	polyploides	polyploide
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der polyploide	die polyploide	das polyploide	die polyploiden
	genitive	des polyploiden	der polyploiden	des polyploiden	der polyploiden
	dative	dem polyploiden	der polyploiden	dem polyploiden	den polyploiden
	accusative	den polyploiden	die polyploide	das polyploide	die polyploiden
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein polyploider	eine polyploide	ein polyploides	(keine) polyploiden
	genitive	eines polyploiden	einer polyploiden	eines polyploiden	(keiner) polyploiden
	dative	einem polyploiden	einer polyploiden	einem polyploiden	(keinen) polyploiden
	accusative	einen polyploiden	eine polyploide	ein polyploides	(keine) polyploiden

Hypernyms

• Ploidiegrad

Hyponyms

• triploid, tetraploid
• pentaploid, hexaploid

Coordinate terms

• haploid, diploid

Derived terms

• Polyploidie

See also

• polyphon

Further reading

• “polyploid”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “polyploid” in Duden online