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English
Etymology
From tri- + -ploid.
Adjective
triploid (not comparable)
- (genetics) Having three sets of chromosomes.
Derived terms
Translations
having three sets of chromosomes
Noun
triploid (plural triploids)
- A triploid cell.
- A triploid organism.
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French triploid.
Adjective
triploid m or n (feminine singular triploidă, masculine plural triploizi, feminine and neuter plural triploide)
- (genetics) triploid
Declension