triploid

[ trip-loid ]
/ ˈtrɪp lɔɪd /
Biology

adjective

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

noun

a triploid cell or organism.

Origin of triploid

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

OTHER WORDS FROM triploid

trip·loi·dy, noun

Words nearby triploid

triplex, triplicate, triplicity, triplite, triploblastic, triploid, triplopia, triply, tripmeter, tripod, tripodal

British Dictionary definitions for triploid

triploid
/ (ˈtrɪplɔɪd) /

adjective

having or relating to three times the haploid number of chromosomes a triploid organism

noun

a triploid organism

Word Origin for triploid

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

Medical definitions for triploid

triploid
[ trĭp′loid′ ]

adj.

Having three times the haploid number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus.

n.

A triploid organism or cell.

Other words from triploid

trip′loi•dy n.