DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
diploid
/'dɪplɔɪd/ · dɪplɔɪd
Diploid has 2 syllables: dip · loid.
dip
01
loid
02
noun. (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number.
adjective. Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number.
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