tridentate en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English dentate English tridentate From tri- + dentate.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having three teeth
- (not-comparable) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate.
- (not-comparable, of a ligand) Capable of attaching to a metal ion at three points
Translations (2)
fi kolmihampainen (having three teeth) · fr tridenté (having three teeth)