Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z diplohedron Synonym of diploid. diploic Of or relating to the diploe. diploicin A carbonyl compound found in various lichenized fungi species of the Diploicia genus. diploid 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. diploidal diploid diploidic diploid diploidion A part of the peplos whipped over the shoulders. diploidization The repeated loss of chromosomes by a tetraploid organism to become diploid diploidize To cause, or to undergo diploidization diploidized Modified by diploidization diploidizing That promotes diploidization diploidy The state of being diploid, having two sets of chromosomes. diploinsufficiency The state of a diploid organism having only a single copy of a particular gene, the other copy being inactivated due to mutation diploinsufficient Relating to diploinsufficiency diplokaryon A tetraploid cell nucleus diplokaryotic Relating to a diplokaryon diplolingo The jargon used by diplomats. diploma A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study. diplomacy The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals. diplomaed Having an academic diploma. diplomaless Not having an academic diploma. diplomalike Resembling or characteristic of a diploma. diplomat A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations diplomate A professional who has earned a diploma. diplomatese The jargon used by diplomats. diplomatic Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries. diplomatically In a diplomatic manner. diplomaticity The quality of being diplomatic. diplomaticness The quality of being diplomatic. diplomatics The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents. diplomatism diplomacy diplomatist Synonym of diplomat. diplomatization The process of rendering something into a matter of diplomacy. diplomatize To engage in diplomacy. diplomatology The study or science of diplomatics, charters, decrees, etc. diplommatinid Any snail in the family Diplommatinidae. diplomonad Any of a group of mostly parasitic flagellates, generally having two nuclei. diplomyelia A true duplication of the spinal cord in which there are two dural sacs with two pairs of anterior and posterior nerve roots. diplomystid Any catfish in the family Diplomystidae. diplomyxis The homologous recombination of genes without meiosis in cyst nuclei diplon deuterium nucleus; deuteron diplonema The diplotene stage of meiosis. diplonemid Any protist of the order Diplonemida diploneural Furnished with two nerves that origin at different points. diplont An organism having a diploid number of chromosomes in its cells diplontic Of or pertaining to a diplont. diplophase The diploid phase in the life cycle of an organism diplophasic Having (or being in) a diploid phase diplophonia The production, by the voice, of sounds of two different pitches simultaneously diplophyte sporophyte diplopia An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision. diplopiaphobia Fear of experiencing diplopia (double vision). diplopic Of, relating to, featuring, or affected by diplopia. diplopod Any animal of the class Diplopoda: a millipede. diplopodia A congenital anomaly in tetrapods that involves duplication of elements of the foot on the hind limb. diplopodologist A zoologist whose speciality is diplopodology. diplopodology The scientific study of millipedes diplopore A double pore system that sits within a depression on a single thecal plate. diplopy diplopia diplosegment A fused pair of segments in some arthropods. diplosegmentation The formation of diplosegments by the fusion of successive body segments, as in millipedes. diplosome In cell biology, a pair of centrioles arranged perpendicularly, located near the nucleus. It is present in all eukaryotic cells except for higher plants. It plays an important role in mitosis. diplosomite diplosegment diplospeak Diplomatic language; The careful use of euphemism and noncontroversial language to obscure points that might cause contention. diplospondylic Synonym of diplospondylous. diplospondylous Formed from two spondyles. diplosporous Relating to diplospory diplospory gametophytic apomixis in which the megagametophyte arises from a cell of the archesporium diplostemonous Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals. diplostemony The condition of being diplostemonous. diplostephanous Having two rows of stipulodes. diplostichous In two series or rows. diplostomatid Any trematode of the family Diplostomatidae diplostomid Any trematode of the order Diplostomida diplostomoid Relating to or characteristic of diplostomids. diplotene The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible diplotriaenid Any nematode in the family Diplotriaenidae. diplotype Either of two or more haplotypes on homologous chromosomes diplotypic Relating to a diplotype diplozoid A monogenean with paired clamps. diplumbene a lead analogue of ethylene, Pb₂H₄, known with substituents for hydrogen. diplumbic Containing two lead (Pb) atoms. dipluran Any of various hexapods, of the order Diplura. diplurid Any member of the family Dipluridae of funnel-web tarantulas. diplutonium Two plutonium atoms in a molecule. DIPMeIn Di-isopropylmethylindium, Di-isopropylmethylindium or DIPMeIn (US Patent 6,680,397) is developed as the next generation "liquid indium" MOCVD source to improve on the limitations of solid and solution TMI. dipmeter A type of electronic instrument that measures the resonant frequency of nearby unconnected radio frequency tuned circuits. dipnet To catch (fish) in a hand net. dipnetter One who fishes with a dip net. dipneumone Any dipneumonous organism. dipneumonous Having two lungs. dipnictide Any compound having two pnictide ions dipnoan Any fish of the class Dipnoi of lungfishes, (including the closest living relatives to the ancestor of the tetrapods). dipnoid Of, or relating to, lungfishes in the class Dipnoi. dipnomorph Any lungfish of the clade Dipnomorpha dipnoous Having both lungs and gills. dipnorhynchid Any extinct lungfish in the family Dipnorhynchidae. dipod A dipody. dipodal Describing any compound in which two (of the same) functional groups are on two separate chains dipodand Any open-chain equivalent of a crown ether that has a -O-CH₂-CH₂-O-CH₂-CH₂-O- group dipodascaceous Of or relating to the Dipodascaceae. dipodic Consisting of two metrical feet. dipodid Any rodent of the family Dipodidae. dipodine Any rodent of the subfamily Dipodinae dipodoid Any rodent of the superfamily Dipodoidea dipody A unit of two metrical feet. dipolar Having north and south magnetic poles. dipolariton A polariton having an electrical dipole moment. dipolarity The condition of being dipolar dipolarly In a dipolar manner dipolarophile Any compound (most often alkenes) that react with 1,3-dipoles in a cycloaddition reaction dipolarophilic Being or pertaining to a dipolarophile. dipole Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles). Dipolog A city, the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines. dipolophoresis The motion of polarisable colloids within an electrolyte solution when subjected to a nonuniform electric field. dipolophoretic Relating to dipolophoresis. diporate Having two pores. diporpa A juvenile diplozoid that has not yet coupled with another individual. dipositive Carrying two units of positive charge. dipositronium The short-lived combination of two positronium exotic atoms that are bound together in the same way as a hydrogen molecule dipotassium Two atoms of potassium in a compound dippable Suitable for being dipped into something. dippage The act of dipping. dipped That has been briefly immersed in a liquid. dipper One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid). dipperful As much as a dipper will hold; a cupful. Dippie A surname. dippily In a dippy manner. dippiness Quality of being dippy. dipping An act or process of immersing. dippingly With a dipping motion. Dipple A surname originating as a patronymic. dippy Lacking common sense. diprafenone An antiarrhythmic drug. dipraglurant A drug being developed to treat Parkinson's disease levodopa-induced dyskinesia. dipraseodymium Two praseodymium atoms in a molecule. diprenorphine An opioid antagonist used to reverse the effects of superpotent opioid analgesics, such as etorphine and carfentanil, that are used for tranquilizing large animals in veterinary medicine. diprenylate To modify by the addition of two isoprenyl groups diprionid Any sawfly in the family Diprionidae. diprionidian Having a polyparium with a row of cells on each side. diprismatic Doubly prismatic. diprobutine An antiparkinsonian drug. diproline Two proline units in a peptide dipropalin A preemergent dinitroaniline herbicide with IUPAC name: 4-methyl-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropylaniline. dipropanoylmorphine A particular narcotic painkiller. dipropargyl A pungent volatile liquid, produced artificially from certain allyl derivatives and isomeric with benzene. dipropellant A propellant made from two substances. diprophylline dyphylline dipropionate Any salt or ester containing two propionate groups dipropyl A compound consisting of two propyl radicals.