DIPLOIDS

Noun

diploids

plural of diploid

Source: Wiktionary


DIPLOID

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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