English Explanatory Dictionary

diploid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
  2. Of an organism, having diploid cells.
  3. Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.
noun
  1. A diploid cell.
  2. A diploid organism.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɪploiːʔ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diploid.wav

Word forms

diploid diploids

Etymology

From diplo- + -oid. By surface analysis, di- + -ploid.

Related words

haploid polyploid tetraploid triploid

Derived words

allodiploid amphidiploid autodiploid diplodiploid diploidisation diploidization diploidy eudiploid haplodiploid heterodiploid homodiploid hyperdiploid hypodiploid merodiploid nondiploid paradiploid pseudodiploid subdiploid
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