| DIPLOIDY | • diploidy n. (Uncountable, genetics) The state of being diploid, having two sets of chromosomes. • diploidy n. (Countable, genetics) An instance of being diploid. • DIPLOIDY n. the condition of being a diploid. |
| DROOPILY | • droopily adv. In a droopy manner. • DROOPY adv. hanging. |
| EUPLOIDY | • euploidy n. (Genetics) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number… • EUPLOIDY n. the state of being an euploid, that is, having a chromosome complement that is an exact multiple of the haploid. |
| HAPLOIDY | • haploidy n. (Genetics) The state of being haploid. • HAPLOIDY n. the state of being a haploid. |
| LYCOPSID | • lycopsid n. Any primitive plant of the division Lycopodiophyta. • LYCOPSID n. a type of clubmoss. |
| LYMPHOID | • lymphoid adj. (Anatomy) Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body. • LYMPHOID adj. of or resembling lymph, or relating to the lymphatic system. |
| OLYMPIAD | • olympiad n. Alternative letter-case form of Olympiad, q.v. • Olympiad n. A four-year period, particularly (historical) those based on Hippias’s computations of the ancient Olympic… • Olympiad n. (Sports, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of Olympic Games: an instance of the ancient or modern Olympic Games. |
| PALINODY | • palinody n. Obsolete form of palinode. • PALINODY n. a poem which retracts an earlier poem, also PALINODE. |
| PHYLLOID | • phylloid adj. Resembling a leaf. • PHYLLOID n. a leaflike assimilatory organ in brown algae. |
| POLYACID | • polyacid n. (Chemistry) Any polybasic acid. • polyacid adj. (Chemistry, of a base) polybasic. • POLYACID n. a compound made up of two or more hydroxyl groups. |
| POLYADIC | • polyadic adj. Of or pertaining to a polyad (comprising many elements). • POLYADIC adj. of a mathematical function, taking several arguments, cf. monadic. |
| POLYBRID | • POLYBRID n. a type of hybrid plant. |
| POLYPIDE | • polypide n. The internal contents of a bryozoan; includes the digestive and muscular systems. • POLYPIDE n. a polyp of a colonial animal, also POLYPITE. |
| POLYPOID | • polypoid adj. Resembling a polyp. • polypoid adj. Marked by the presence of lesions suggesting polyps. • POLYPOID adj. like a (medical) polyp. |
| STYLOPID | • stylopid n. (Zoology) Any insect in the family Stylopidae. • STYLOPID n. an insect that is a parasite of other insects, also STYLOPS. |
| TORPIDLY | • torpidly adv. In a torpid way or manner. • TORPID adv. numb, lethargic. |
| YPSILOID | • ypsiloid adj. Shaped like the letter Υ. • YPSILOID adj. shaped like an upsilon. |