diploid

n. (Biology) cell containing a double set of chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs within its nucleus (most cells in the body are diploids except gametes)

adj. diploid, complete set of chromosome pairs (Biology)

adj. diploid, having two sets of chromosomes; two-fold

(n.)
A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
  

The number of chromosomes in most cells of the body. This number is 46 in humans. It is naturally twice the haploid number of 23 chromosomes contained in human eggs (ova) and sperm.