Triatomic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Containing three atoms per molecule.
  • adj. Containing three replaceable atoms or radicals.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Consisting of three atoms.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having three atoms; -- said of certain elements or radicals.
  • adj. Having a valence of three; trivalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having three hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In chem.: Consisting of three atoms: applied to the molecules of elements where the atoms are of the same kind: as, a triatomic element; or to compounds where the atoms are unlike: as, triatomic molecules.
  • Same as trivalent.
  • Having three hydroxyl groups by which other atoms or radicals may be attached without altering the structure of the rest of the molecule: thus, glycerin is called a triatomic alcohol.
    • Word Usage
    "Most of the living biomass is water, and this unique triatomic compound is also indispensable for all metabolic processes."
    Cross Reference
    diatomic    monatomic    tetratomic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    trivalent   
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