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English
Etymology
From tri- + radical.
Noun
triradical (plural triradicals)
- (chemistry) A trivalent radical
- (organic chemistry) A free radical having a three unpaired electrons
- A word or root in a Semitic language which consists of three consonants in its root formula.
Adjective
triradical (not comparable)
- (said of words in Semitic languages) Which consists of three consonants in its root formula.