triploidy

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noun

The state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes.

OriginEnglish triploid ← Latin tri- ← Proto-Italic *tri- →
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Meanings

nountriploidy (countable and uncountable, plural triploidies)

plural triploidies

  1. uncountablebiologyThe state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes.
  2. countablebiologyAn instance of being triploid.

Origin

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

From triploid + -y.

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Translations

German Triploidie
  • Triploidiestate of being triploid
Romanian triploidie
  • triploidiestate of being triploid
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APA

triploidy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triploidy

MLA

“triploidy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triploidy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triploidy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triploidy.

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