triplex
- adjective
- /ˈtrɪplɛks/
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triple
- The scientist explained that the triplex structure of the DNA consists of three intertwined strands.
- triplex DNA
Examples
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"The chromosomes are triplex," Khral was saying, "so of course when Prokaryan cells replicate, they divide in three."
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With their triplex DNA, microzooids reproduce by splitting three ways down the middle into three daughter cells.
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Instead they used the famous triplex acquis, the triple line formation.
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Meanwhile, the depth of the triplex axis would depend on just how large of a gap existed between the lines.
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"Prokaryan DNA is triplex, and the biochemistry is full of native structures toxic to humans.
Fiction book (1998) -
Prokaryan DNA is triplex, and the biochemistry is full of native structures toxic to humans.
Fiction book (1998) -
But Prokaryon's alien ecology, full of arsenic and triplex DNA, poisoned human bodies.
Fiction book (1998) -
I confess that I exhausted conjecture in my efforts to unveil this mystery, and as you will understand, it was a duplex or rather triplex problem.
Blog text (19) -
In the design competition, the winning entry featured a triplex layout with three distinct zones for living, working, and recreation.
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Their research focused on a triplex model that demonstrated how three variables interact with each other.
Synonyms
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Made of three parts or three times as much
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Having three parts or aspects
Three times as much
Having three parts
Something that has three parts or values
Three times the normal amount or size
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Morphology
triplex = triple (transparent) = tri + plex
The meaning 'threefold' is directly recoverable from the base notion 'triple' even if the elements 'tri-' and '-plex' are combining forms rather than standalone words.
Etymology
Triplex comes from the parts tri- meaning 'three' and plex meaning 'fold' or 'parts', like duplex (two parts) and triple (three). So something called triplex simply has 'three' parts.