hexaploid

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/ˈhɛksəplɔɪd/

adjective

Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell

OriginEnglish hexa- ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-) →
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Meanings

adjectivehexaploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
nounhexaploid (plural hexaploids)

plural hexaploids

  1. A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hexapolyploid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhexaploid

From hexa- + -ploid.

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APA

hexaploid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexaploid

MLA

“hexaploid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexaploid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexaploid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexaploid.

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