Word: tetraploid
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: tet
ra
ploid
Definition: Having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in a cell nucleus.
Morphemes:
Affix: tetra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Four.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέτταρες
Language: grc
Decoded: tettares
PoS: Numeral
Meaning: four
Affix: -ploid
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Indicating the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -πλόος
Language: grc
Decoded: -ploos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms an adjective indicating repetition or multiplication : -fold
Affix: -oid
Language: en
Decoded: -oid
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.