monoploid

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adjective

Having a single set of chromosomes.

Similar
haploidhaploidic
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Meanings

adjectivemonoploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving a single set of chromosomes.
nounmonoploid (plural monoploids)

plural monoploids

  1. A monoploid cell.
  2. A monoploid organism.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes

Similar
haploidhaploidic
Also see
haploidhaploidic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mono- + -ploid.

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Translations

Catalan monoploide
  • monoploidehaving a single set of chromosomes
Finnish monoploidi
  • monoploidihaving a single set of chromosomes
German monoploid
  • monoploidhaving a single set of chromosomes
Romanian monoploid
  • monoploidhaving a single set of chromosomes
Spanish monoploide
  • monoploidehaving a single set of chromosomes
Cite this entry
APA

monoploid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoploid

MLA

“monoploid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoploid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoploid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoploid.

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