Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triploid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: triploid
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having three sets of chromosomes.

noun

A triploid cell.

noun

A triploid organism.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English -ploid English triploid From tri- + -ploid.

Inflected Forms

triploids (plural)

Derived Forms

allotriploid amphitriploid autotriploid hypertriploid hypotriploid paratriploid triploidisation triploidization triploidize triploidy

Frequently Paired Words

haploid diploid polyploid

Questions

What does triploid mean?: Having three sets of chromosomes.
Where does triploid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English -ploid English triploid From tri- + -ploid.

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