triploid

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adjective

Having three sets of chromosomes.

Similar
polyploid
OriginEnglish tri- ← Latin tri- ← Proto-Italic *tri- →
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Meanings

adjectivetriploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving three sets of chromosomes.
nountriploid (plural triploids)

plural triploids

  1. A triploid cell.
  2. A triploid organism.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof a cell or organism having three complete sets of chromosomes

Similar
polyploid
Also see
polyploid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Englishtriploid

From tri- + -ploid.

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Translations

French triploïde
  • triploïdehaving three sets of chromosomes
German triploid
  • triploidhaving three sets of chromosomes
Portuguese triploide
  • triploidehaving three sets of chromosomes
Romanian triploid
  • triploidhaving three sets of chromosomes
Tagalog tatbilmanahin
  • tatbilmanahinhaving three sets of chromosomes
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APA

triploid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triploid

MLA

“triploid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triploid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triploid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triploid.

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