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adj
Having three sets of chromosomes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
A triploid cell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A triploid organism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
of a cell or organism having three complete sets of chromosomes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English -ploid English triploid From tri- + -ploid.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
