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-ploid

Pronunciation: /plɔɪd/

Definition of -ploid

combining form

Biology
  • denoting the number of sets of chromosomes in a cell:triploid

Origin:

based on (ha)ploid and (di)ploid

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Definition of -ploid in the US English dictionary

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