haploid

[hap-loid] /ˈhæp lɔɪd/
adjective, Also, haploidic
1.
single; simple.
2.
Biology. pertaining to a single set of chromosomes.
noun
3.
Biology. an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number.
Origin
1905-10; hapl- + -oid
Examples from the web for haploid
  • Each egg contains what is called a haploid nucleus, composed of half the chromosomes found in somatic or body cell nuclei.
British Dictionary definitions for haploid

haploid

/ˈhæplɔɪd/
adjective
1.
(esp of gametes) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
noun
2.
a haploid cell or organism
Compare diploid
Derived Forms
haploidy, noun
Word Origin
C20: from Greek haploeidēs single, from haplous single
Word Origin and History for haploid
adj.

1908, from German haploid (1905), from Greek haplos "single."

haploid in Medicine

haploid hap·loid (hāp'loid')
adj.
Having the same number of sets of chromosomes as a germ cell, or half the diploid number of a somatic cell. The haploid number (23 in humans) is the normal chromosome complement of germ cells. n.
A haploid organism or cell.

hap'loi'dy (-loi'dē) n.
haploid in Science
haploid
(hāp'loid')
Having a single set of each chromosome in a cell or cell nucleus. In most animals, only the gametes (reproductive cells) are haploid. Compare aneuploid, diploid. See Note at mitosis.