triploid

adjective trip·loid \ˈtri-ˌplȯid\

Definition of TRIPLOID

: having or being a chromosome number three times the monoploid number

— trip·loid noun

— trip·loi·dy \-ˌplȯi-dē\ noun

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin triplus triple

First Known Use: 1911

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