English Explanatory Dictionary

haplo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Haploid: having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
  2. Un-duplicating: where there was two identical copies, deleting the redundant copy. Analogy to haploid in genetics.
  3. Simple.
  4. Single.
  5. Haplic: soil that is typical of its kind.

Pronunciation

/ˈhæplə-/ /ˈhæploʊ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haplo-.wav /hæpˈlɒ-/ /ˌhæplə-/ /ˌhæploʊ-/

Word forms

haplo-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Hellenic *hə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̔- (hă-) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek ᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos)der. English haplo- Combining form from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “single, simple”).

Derived words

haploandesitic haplocheirus haplochromine haplochromis haplocoelopsis haplogranitic haplophase haplotephritic haploperox haploxeralf haploxeroll haploabnormal haploallele haploblock haplodepletion haplodiploid haplodiplontic haplogenotype haploid haplolethal haplophasic haplophyte haploselfing haplosis haplotransplantation haplograph haplography haplology haplosegment haploceratid haplodont haplon haplostele haplometrosis haploscope

Translations

Catalan: haplo- Italian: aplo- Polish: haplo- Portuguese: haplo- Russian: гапло- Spanish: haplo- Swedish: haplo-
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