DIPLOID - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective

of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

Example: diploid somatic cells

Synonyms

Diploid

Antonyms

Polyploid

🔗 Related Words

diplo – A related word in the same word family.

oid – A related word in the same word family.

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➡️ Words that Start with DI

Disorganizing Discording Displacements Dirtily Discus Dihybrid Dissociations Disorganizations Dialectics Dissemblers Diastolic Dimenhydrinate

Words that End with ID ⬅️

Gravid Heteroploid Amygdaloid Amyloid Asteroid Cardioid Carotenoid Carotid Fungoid Gadoid Gainsaid Ganoid