triploid

[ trip-loid ]

adjective
  1. having a chromosome number that is three times the basic or haploid number.

noun
  1. a triploid cell or organism.

Origin of triploid

1
First recorded in 1910–15; tri- + -ploid

Other words from triploid

  • trip·loi·dy, noun

Words Nearby triploid

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British Dictionary definitions for triploid

triploid

/ (ˈtrɪplɔɪd) /


adjective
  1. having or relating to three times the haploid number of chromosomes: a triploid organism

noun
  1. a triploid organism

Origin of triploid

1
C19: from Greek tripl (oos) triple + (hapl) oid

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