pentaploid

adjective

pen·​ta·​ploid ˈpen-tə-ˌplȯid How to pronounce pentaploid (audio)
: having or being a chromosome number that is five times the basic number
pentaploid noun
pentaploidy noun

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pentaploid was in 1921

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“Pentaploid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentaploid. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

pentaploid

1 of 2 adjective
pen·​ta·​ploid ˈpen-tə-ˌplȯid How to pronounce pentaploid (audio)
: having or being a chromosome number that is five times the basic number
pentaploidy noun
plural pentaploidies

pentaploid

2 of 2 noun
: a pentaploid individual
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