diploid

[ dip-loid ]
/ ˈdɪp lɔɪd /
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adjective

double; twofold.
Biology. having two similar complements of chromosomes.

noun

Biology. an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes.
Crystallography. a solid belonging to the isometric system and having 24 trapezoidal planes.

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Origin of diploid

First recorded in 1905–10; dipl(o)- + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM diploid

dip·loi·dic, adjective

Words nearby diploid

diplocoria, diplodocus, diploe, diplogenesis, diploic vein, diploid, diploidy, diploma, diploma mill, diplomacy, diplomat
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Words related to diploid

binary, amphibian, bilateral, dual, bifurcate, amphibious, bicameral, bigeminal, binal, bipartisan, bipartite, dichotomic, dichotomous, distichous, dualistic, dyadic, double, duplex, duplicate, bifold

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British Dictionary definitions for diploid

diploid
/ (ˈdɪplɔɪd) /

adjective

biology (of cells or organisms) having pairs of homologous chromosomes so that twice the haploid number is present
double or twofold

noun

biology a diploid cell or organism

Derived forms of diploid

diploidic, adjectivediploidy, noun
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Medical definitions for diploid

diploid
[ dĭp′loid′ ]

adj.

Having two sets of chromosomes or double the haploid number of chromosomes in the germ cell, with one member of each chromosome pair derived from the ovum and one from the spermatazoon. The diploid number, 46 in humans, is the normal chromosome complement of an organism's somatic cells.

n.

A diploid organism or cell.
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Scientific definitions for diploid

diploid
[ dĭp′loid′ ]

Having paired sets of chromosomes in a cell or cell nucleus. In diploid organisms that reproduce sexually, one set of chromosomes is inherited from each parent. The somatic cells of most animals are diploid. Compare haploid. See Note at mitosis.
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