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A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate.

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  1. A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate.
  2. A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional or combining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride.
  3. 1. A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate. 2. (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional or combining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride.
  4. A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional orcombining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which itis prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride.
  5. A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate. A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional or combining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride.