Word: triploidisation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tri
ploi
di
sa
tion
Definition: Alternative form of triploidization. The conversion of a diploid or tetraploid organism into a triploid one
Morphemes:
Affix: tri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.
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.
Affix: -isation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ization. A suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing something, or of making something.