polyploid
NOUNADJECTIVE
/pɑli,plɔɪd/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
polyploid is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3O1L1Y4P3L1O1I1D2
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does polyploid mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes.
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes.
“a polyploid cell”
“a polyploid species”
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