tetraploid

[ te-truh-ploid ]
/ ˈtɛ trəˌplɔɪd /

adjective Biology.

having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.

noun

a tetraploid cell or organism.

Origin of tetraploid

First recorded in 1925–30; tetra- + -ploid

OTHER WORDS FROM tetraploid

tet·ra·ploi·dy, noun

Words nearby tetraploid

tetranitrate, tetraparesis, tetrapeptide, tetrapetalous, tetraplegia, tetraploid, tetrapod, tetrapody, tetrapterous, tetrapylon, tetrarch

British Dictionary definitions for tetraploidy

tetraploid
/ (ˈtɛtrəˌplɔɪd) genetics /

adjective

having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in the nucleus

noun

a tetraploid organism, nucleus, or cell

Medical definitions for tetraploidy

tetraploid
[ tĕt′rə-ploid′ ]

adj.

Having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus.

n.

A tetraploid individual.