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Uncommondiploid
The correct spelling is diploid.
How to pronounce diploid
noun
Say it like: Dip-loy-d
The correct spelling is diploid. A cell which is diploid.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A cell which is diploid.
- 2.An organism with diploid cells.
adjective
- 1.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.Of an organism, having diploid cells.
- 3.Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.
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