diploid

See also: diploïd

English

Etymology

diplo- + -oid

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔɪd

Adjective

diploid (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) 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. (genetics) Of an organism, having diploid cells.
  3. (crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.

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Noun

diploid (plural diploids)

  1. A diploid cell.
  2. A diploid organism.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [diploˈiːt]
  • Hyphenation: di‧plo‧id
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Adjective

diploid (strong nominative masculine singular diploider, not comparable)

  1. (genetics) diploid

Declension

Further reading

  • diploid” in Duden online
  • diploid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French diploïde.

Adjective

diploid m or n (feminine singular diploidă, masculine plural diploizi, feminine and neuter plural diploide)

  1. (genetics) diploid

Declension

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