Triatomic

[traiә'tɔmik]

Definition

(a.) Having three atoms; -- said of certain elements or radicals.

(a.) 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.

Typist: Maura

Definition

adj. consisting of three atoms: trivalent.

Typed by Audrey