tridentate

English

Etymology

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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