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diplegia |
diplococcus |
diplococcus pneumoniae |
diplodocus |
diploic vein |
diploid
| diploidy
| diploma
| diplomacy
| diplomat
| diplomate
diploid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun diploid has 1 sense
- diploid(n = noun.animal) Array - (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; Array is a kind of being, organism
Derived form adjective diploid1
Adjective diploid has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
diploid, adj. & n. Biol.
--adj. (of an organism or cell) having two complete sets of chromosomes per cell.
--n. a diploid cell or organism.
--adj. (of an organism or cell) having two complete sets of chromosomes per cell.
--n. a diploid cell or organism.
Etymology
G (as DIPLO-, -OID)
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