triploid

adjective

trip·​loid ˈtri-ˌplȯid How to pronounce triploid (audio)
: having or being a chromosome number three times the monoploid number
triploid noun
triploidy noun

Examples of triploid in a Sentence

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Andrew Dittman, a research fisheries biologist for Northwest Fisheries Science Center, said using triploid fish was a common and largely effective process for maintaining a sterile population. Author: Evan Bush, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2019 Triploid chromosomes can replicate for normal growth, but can’t make sperm or eggs3. Nick Stockton, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2015

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin triplus triple

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of triploid was in 1911

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“Triploid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triploid. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

triploid

1 of 2 adjective
trip·​loid ˈtrip-ˌlȯid How to pronounce triploid (audio)
: having or being a chromosome number three times the monoploid number
triploidy noun
plural triploidies

triploid

2 of 2 noun
: a triploid individual
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