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English
Etymology
From tri- + dentate.
Adjective
tridentate (not comparable)
- Having three teeth
- (botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate.
- (chemistry, of a ligand) Capable of attaching to a metal ion at three points
Translations
Latin
Adjective
tridentāte
- vocative masculine singular of tridentātus