Definition of Triploid

1. Adjective. Of a cell or organism having three complete sets of chromosomes. "Human triploid fetuses are usually spontaneously aborted"

Category relationships: Genetic Science, Genetics
Similar to: Polyploid

Definition of Triploid

1. a cell having a chromosome number that is three times the basic number [n -S]

Medical Definition of Triploid

1. Having three times the haploid number of chromosomes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Triploid

triplicities
triplicity
triplicostate
triplied
triplies
tripling
triplings
triplite
triplite
triplites
triploblastic
triploblastic
Triplochiton
Triplochiton scleroxcylon
triploid (current term)
triploid (current term)
triploidies
triploidite
triploids
triploidy
triploidy
triplopia
triply
triplying
tripmadam
tripod
tripod
tripodal
tripodia
tripodic

Other Resources:

Search for Triploid on Dictionary.com!Search for Triploid on Thesaurus.com!Search for Triploid on Google!Search for Triploid on Wikipedia!

Search