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"Triatomic"
Keywords:
glyceric
,
tartronic
,
trivalent
,
glycerin
,
hydroxyl
Having three atoms; -- said of certain elements or radicals.
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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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