diploid

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) 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. (not-comparable) Of an organism, having diploid cells.
3. (not-comparable) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.

Noun

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

Synonyms

dual

duplex

double

amphimorphic

diplont

diad

Translations

diploïde

diploide

diploïd

diploide

diploid

diploide

diploit

diplóide

çift

مضاعف

iki katlı

diploide

diploedre

διπλοειδής οργανισμός

Etymology

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