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hexaploid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛksəplɔɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English -ploid English hexaploid From hexa- + -ploid.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell

Deriveds

autohexaploid · euhexaploid · paleohexaploid · hexaploidization · mesohexaploid · hexaploidy · allohexaploid · hexaploidisation · hyperhexaploid

hexaploid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛksəplɔɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English -ploid English hexaploid From hexa- + -ploid.

Meanings

1. A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes

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