haploid

Other forms of haploid

plural

haploids·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about haploid

What does haploid mean?

haploid means "(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in haploid?

haploid has 2 syllables: hap-loid. The stress falls on "hap". In IPA it is /ˈhæplɔɪd/.

What is another word for haploid?

Close synonyms include haploidic, monoploid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of haploid?

The recorded antonyms are diploid, polyploid.

Is haploid a common word?

haploid is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.