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Webster 1913 Edition
diploid
dip′loid
(dĭp′loid)
, Noun.
[Gr.
διπλόοσ
twofold + -oid
.] 1.
(Crystallog.)
A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
Definition 2024
diploid
diploid
See also: diploïd
English
Adjective
diploid (not comparable)
- (cytology) 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.
- (cytology) Of an organism, having diploid cells.
- (crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.
Derived terms
Translations
of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome
See also
Noun
diploid (plural diploids)