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triploidy

triploidy noun: the state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes.

Noun

triploidy (countable and uncountable, plural triploidies)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes.
  2. (countable) An instance of being triploid.

Forms of triploidy

pluraltriploidies

Origin of triploidy

From triploid + -y.

Words formed from triploidy

Questions about triploidy

What does triploidy mean?
Triploidy means the state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes.
What part of speech is triploidy?
Triploidy is a noun.
What is the plural of triploidy?
The plural of triploidy is triploidies.

Words near triploidy in the dictionary

  1. triploidite
  2. triploidization
  3. triploidize
  4. triploidizing
  5. triploids
  6. triploidy
  7. triplolethal
  8. triplometer
  9. triplometers
  10. triplomutant
  11. triplon

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