aneuploid

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UK/ˈænjʊplɔɪ̯d/British, Southern, Standard/ˈæ̞njəplɔjd/Multicultural London English/ˈæ̞njyplɔjd/US/ˈænjəplɔjd/

adjective

Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.

OriginEnglish euploid ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveaneuploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
nounaneuploid (plural aneuploids)

plural aneuploids

  1. A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Englisheuploid
  8. Englishaneuploid

From an- + euploid.

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Translations

Icelandic ójafnlitna
  • ójafnlitnahaving number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number
Irish aineoplóideach
  • aineoplóideachhaving number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number
Polish aneuploid
  • aneuploidTranslations
Portuguese aneuploide
  • aneuploidehaving number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number
Spanish aneuploide
  • aneuploidehaving number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number
Swedish aneuploid
  • aneuploidhaving number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number
Cite this entry
APA

aneuploid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aneuploid

MLA

“aneuploid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aneuploid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aneuploid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aneuploid.

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