tridentate

tridentate

English

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.

    Adjective

    tridentate (not comparable)

    1. Having three teeth
    2. (botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate.
    3. (chemistry, of a ligand) Capable of attaching to a metal ion at three points

    Translations

    Latin

    Adjective

    tridentāte

    1. vocative masculine singular of tridentātus
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