Word Structure

WordHub has a local lexical record for “Tetraploidy” with pronunciation and root analysis.

• tetra

  four, square

  Forms: tetra, tetr, tess

• -ploid

  to fold -ploid: indicating a specific multiple of a single set of chromosomes

  Forms: plic, plex, ply, ploit, pli, ploy

• -y

  the act of ~ing; the condition or quality of being ~; a group of ~s; ~ condition or quality

  Forms: y, ey