diploide

See also: diploïde

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) + -oide.

Adjective

diploide m or f (plural diploidi)

  1. (genetics) diploid

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French diploïde, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈplɔj.d͡ʒi/ [d͡ʒiˈplɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈplɔj.de/ [d͡ʒiˈplɔɪ̯.de]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /diˈplɔj.dɨ/ [diˈplɔj.ðɨ]

Adjective

diploide m or f (plural diploides)

  1. (cytology) diploid (of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome)

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) +‎ -oide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈploide/ [d̪iˈploi̯.ð̞e]
  • Rhymes: -oide
  • Syllabification: di‧ploi‧de

Adjective

diploide m or f (masculine and feminine plural diploides)

  1. (cytology) diploid

Derived terms

Further reading

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