See Also: Polyploid(medicine)
polyploid(dictionary)

polyploid (iou)



polyploid adjective & noun. E20.
[from POLY- + -PLOID.]
Biology.
A. adjective. (Of a cell) containing more than two homologous sets of chromosomes; (of an individual) composed of polyploid cells. E20.
b. noun. A polyploid organism. E20.
polyploidize verb trans. make polyploid M20.
polyploidy noun polyploid condition E20.