"tetraploid" meaning in English

See tetraploid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Ancient Greek τετραπλός (tetraplós) + Ancient Greek είδος (eídos), equivalent to tetra- + -ploid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|τετραπλός}} Ancient Greek τετραπλός (tetraplós), {{der|en|grc|είδος}} Ancient Greek είδος (eídos), {{af|en|tetra-|-ploid}} tetra- + -ploid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tetraploid (not comparable)
  1. (genetics) Having four sets of chromosomes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Genetics Derived forms: tetraploidy Translations (having four sets of chromosomes): tetraploid (German), tetraploid (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-tetraploid-en-adj-1UpiQg3- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tetra-, English terms suffixed with -oid, English terms suffixed with -ploid, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 2 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tetra-: 60 16 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 79 8 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ploid: 79 8 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 5 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 82 7 11 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: tetraploids [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τετραπλός (tetraplós) + Ancient Greek είδος (eídos), equivalent to tetra- + -ploid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|τετραπλός}} Ancient Greek τετραπλός (tetraplós), {{der|en|grc|είδος}} Ancient Greek είδος (eídos), {{af|en|tetra-|-ploid}} tetra- + -ploid Head templates: {{en-noun}} tetraploid (plural tetraploids)
  1. A tetraploid cell.
    Sense id: en-tetraploid-en-noun-YKILnGiI
  2. A tetraploid organism.
    Sense id: en-tetraploid-en-noun-d43zf9bI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autotetraploid, heterotetraploid Related terms: diploid, polyploid

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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