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pentamerous
pentameter
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pentapeptide
pentaploid
pentaprism
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pentaploid

pen·ta·ploid [ péntə plòyd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
having fivefold chromosomes: having five times the basic number of each chromosome



noun  (plural pen·ta·ploids)
Definition:
 
organism with fivefold chromosomes: a cell, nucleus, or organism that has five times the basic number of each chromosome

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