HAPLOID - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective

of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes

Synonyms

Haploid, Monoploid, Haploidic

Antonyms

🔗 Related Words

haplo – 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 HA

Harpoons Half-caste Harvestman Habiliments Haltered Hagiographies Hammered Halenia Haematoidin Hawkshaw Haemolytic Haemopoiesis

Words that End with ID ⬅️

Viscid Vivid Zooid Zymoid Nitid Noctuid Nonrigid Nonskid Nonsteroid Nonviscid Overbid Overdid