Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A prefix of Latin and Greek origin, meaning ‘three.’
- noun Specifically, in chem., a prefix to the names of compounds containing three atoms or combining units of some particular element or radical, as sulphur trioxid, SO3, and triethylamine, N(C2H5)3.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A prefix meaning
three ,thrice ,threefold ; as intri colored,tri dentate. - (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting
three proportional or combining part , orthe third degree of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as intri sulphide,tri oxide,tri chloride.
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- prefix
three - prefix chemistry Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type
periodic table . See Mendeleev's predicted elements.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think it's extremely important that whatever follows the MDGs moves beyond a list of non-binding, broad objectives, and that any targets agreed are better linked to binding international bi- tri- and multilateral agreements.
The voices of people with disabilities must be heard loud and clear | AK Dube 2011
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The aroma of asafoetida is due to a complex mixture of sulfur compounds, a dozen identical with volatiles in the onion family, and a number of less common di-, tri-, and tetrasulfides.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The aroma of asafoetida is due to a complex mixture of sulfur compounds, a dozen identical with volatiles in the onion family, and a number of less common di-, tri-, and tetrasulfides.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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