Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
DIPLOID
diploid
(adjective) of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; “diploid somatic cells”
diploid
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
diploid (not comparable)
(cytology) 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.
(cytology) Of an organism, having diploid cells.
(crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.
Noun
diploid (plural diploids)
A cell which is diploid.
An organism with diploid cells.
Source: Wiktionary
Dip"loid, n. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Crystallog.)
Definition: A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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