diploid

See also: diploïd

English

Etymology

diplo- +‎ -oid

Adjective

diploid (not comparable)

  1. (cytology) 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. (cytology) Of an organism, having diploid cells.
  3. (crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Noun

diploid (plural diploids)

  1. A cell which is diploid.
  2. An organism with diploid cells.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [diploˈiːt]
  • Hyphenation: di‧plo‧id
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

diploid (not comparable)

  1. diploid

Declension
Declension of diploid
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist diploid sie ist diploid es ist diploid sie sind diploid
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative diploider diploide diploides diploide
genitive diploiden diploider diploiden diploider
dative diploidem diploider diploidem diploiden
accusative diploiden diploide diploides diploide
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der diploide die diploide das diploide die diploiden
genitive des diploiden der diploiden des diploiden der diploiden
dative dem diploiden der diploiden dem diploiden den diploiden
accusative den diploiden die diploide das diploide die diploiden
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein diploider eine diploide ein diploides (keine) diploiden
genitive eines diploiden einer diploiden eines diploiden (keiner) diploiden
dative einem diploiden einer diploiden einem diploiden (keinen) diploiden
accusative einen diploiden eine diploide ein diploides (keine) diploiden

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.