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monoploid

[ mon-uh-ploid ]

adjective

  1. having the basic or haploid number of chromosomes.

noun

  1. a monoploid cell or organism.

monoploid

/ ˈmɒnəˌplɔɪd /

adjective

  1. See haploid
    a less common word for haploid

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Word History and Origins

Origin of monoploid1

First recorded in 1925–30; mono- + -ploid

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