TRIATOMIC
\tɹˌa͡ɪɐtˈɒmɪk], \tɹˌaɪɐtˈɒmɪk], \t_ɹ_ˌaɪ_ɐ_t_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_k]\
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Having a valence of three; trivalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having three hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic; thus, glycerin, glyceric acid, and tartronic acid are each triatomic.
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Having a valence of three; trivalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having three hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic; thus, glycerin, glyceric acid, and tartronic acid are each triatomic.
By Noah Webster.
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Containing three atoms, or three replaceable hydrogen atoms.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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