| AMPHIDIPLOID | • amphidiploid adj. (Genetics) Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents. • amphidiploid n. (Biology) Such an organism. • AMPHIDIPLOID n. a hybrid having a complete diploid chromosome set from each parent. |
| AMYGDALOIDAL | • amygdaloidal adj. Shaped like an almond. • amygdaloidal adj. Of, like or pertaining to, the amygdaloid mineral. • AMYGDALOIDAL adj. having amygdules. |
| ANEUPLOIDIES | • aneuploidies n. Plural of aneuploidy. • ANEUPLOIDY n. the condition of being aneuploid, having missing or extra chromosomes. |
| COLLOIDALITY | • colloidality n. The state or quality of being colloidal. • COLLOIDALITY n. the state of being a colloid. |
| CRYSTALLOIDS | • crystalloids n. Plural of crystalloid. • CRYSTALLOID n. a water-soluble crystal able to diffuse through semipermeable membranes. |
| EPICYCLOIDAL | • epicycloidal adj. Of or pertaining to an epicycloid. • EPICYCLOIDAL adj. of or like an epicycloid. |
| ERYSIPELOIDS | • ERYSIPELOID n. an infective dermatitis mainly affecting the hands. |
| HETEROPLOIDS | • heteroploids n. Plural of heteroploid. • HETEROPLOID n. an organism having a chromosome number that is not an integral multiple of the haploid. |
| HETEROPLOIDY | • heteroploidy n. (Genetics) The state of being heteroploid. • HETEROPLOIDY n. the state of being heteroploid. |
| HEXAPLOIDIES | • HEXAPLOIDY n. the state of having six times the normal number of chromosomes. |
| HYDROCOLLOID | • hydrocolloid n. Any material that forms a colloid (especially a gel) when mixed with water. • hydrocolloid n. Such a material, made from agar, used to make dental impressions. • HYDROCOLLOID n. a substance that yields a gel with water. |
| HYPERBOLOIDS | • hyperboloids n. Plural of hyperboloid. • HYPERBOLOID n. a solid figure in which some of the plane sections are hyperbolas. |
| HYPOCYCLOIDS | • hypocycloids n. Plural of hypocycloid. • HYPOCYCLOID n. a curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls on the inside of another circle. |
| HYPODIPLOIDY | • hypodiploidy n. The state of being hypodiploid; hypoploidy in diploid organisms (including humans). • HYPODIPLOIDY n. the state of being hypodiploid, having slightly fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. |
| HYPOPLOIDIES | • hypoploidies n. Plural of hypoploidy. • HYPOPLOIDY n. the state of being hypoploid, having a chromosome number a few below the normal diploid number. |
| OCTAPLOIDIES | • OCTAPLOIDY n. the condition of being octaploid, eightfold. |
| PARABOLOIDAL | • paraboloidal adj. Having a paraboloid shape. • PARABOLOIDAL adj. of or like a paraboloid. |
| POLYPLOIDIES | • polyploidies n. Plural of polyploidy. • POLYPLOIDY n. the condition of being polyploid. |
| SIPUNCULOIDS | • sipunculoids n. Plural of sipunculoid. • SIPUNCULOID n. a kind of marine worm with a retractile proboscis, also SIPUNCULID. |
| STRONGYLOIDS | • strongyloids n. Plural of strongyloid. • STRONGYLOID n. a strongyl, a parasitic threadworm. |