monoploid

[ mon-uh-ploid ]
/ ˈmɒn əˌplɔɪd /
Biology

adjective

having the basic or haploid number of chromosomes.

noun

a monoploid cell or organism.

Origin of monoploid

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

British Dictionary definitions for monoploid

monoploid
/ (ˈmɒnəˌplɔɪd) /

adjective, noun

a less common word for haploid

Medical definitions for monoploid

monoploid
[ mŏnə-ploid′ ]

adj.

Having a single set of chromosomes; haploid.