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triploid

adjective
trip·​loid | \ ˈtri-ˌplȯid How to pronounce triploid (audio) \

Definition of triploid

: having or being a chromosome number three times the monoploid number
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triploid noun
triploidy \ ˈtri-​ˌplȯi-​dē How to pronounce triploidy (audio) \ noun

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 Triploid chromosomes can replicate for normal growth, but can’t make sperm or eggs3. — Nick Stockton, WIRED, "In a First, the FDA Clears Genetically Modified Salmon for Eating—It Just Took 20 Years," 20 Nov. 2015

First Known Use of triploid

1911, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for triploid

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin triplus triple

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triploid

adjective
trip·​loid | \ ˈtrip-ˌlȯid How to pronounce triploid (audio) \

Medical Definition of triploid

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: having or being a chromosome number three times the monoploid number

Other Words from triploid

triploidy \ -​ˌlȯid-​ē How to pronounce triploidy (audio) \ noun, plural triploidies

triploid

noun

Medical Definition of triploid (Entry 2 of 2)

: a triploid individual

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