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-ploid

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English

Etymology

Back-formation from haploid and diploid. Equivalent to Ancient Greek -πλ(όος) (-pl(óos), “-fold”) + -oid.

Suffix

-ploid

  1. (biology, genetics) Indicating the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ploid
alloploid
amphiploid
autoploid
decaploid
diploid
dodecaploid
duodecaploid
dysploid
enneaploid
euploid
haploid
heptaploid
heteroploid
hexadecaploid
hexaploid
holoploid
homoploid
hyperploid
hypoploid
mixoploid
monoploid
multiploid
nonaploid
octoploid
oligoploid
orthoploid
paleoploid
pentaploid
polyploid
protoploid
quadriploid
tetraploid
tridecaploid
triploid
-ploidy

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Polish

Etymology

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Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos)
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)lbor.
Polish -id
Polish -ploid

    From Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) +‎ -id.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈplɔ.it/
    • Rhymes: -ɔit
    • Syllabification: -plo‧id

    Suffix

    -ploid m inan

    1. (biology, genetics) -ploid
      ‎di- + ‎-ploid → ‎diploid

    Declension

    Declension of -ploid
    More information singular, plural ...

    Derived terms

    Polish terms suffixed with -ploid
    amfidiploid
    amfiploid
    aneuploid

    Further reading

    • -ploid in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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