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haploid

hap·loid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hap-loid]
    • /ˈhæp lɔɪd/
    • /ˈhæ.plɒjd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hap-loid]
    • /ˈhæp lɔɪd/

Definitions of haploid word

  • adjective haploid single; simple. 1
  • adjective haploid Biology. pertaining to a single set of chromosomes. 1
  • noun haploid Biology. an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number. 1
  • noun haploid (of a cell or nucleus) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. 1
  • noun haploid organism with one set of chromosomes 1
  • adjective haploid (esp of gametes) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes 0

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Origin of haploid

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; hapl- + -oid

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Parts of speech for Haploid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

haploid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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