tridentate

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adjective

Having three teeth

OriginEnglish dentate ← Latin tri- ← Proto-Italic *tri- →
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Meanings

adjectivetridentate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving three teeth
  2. not comparablebiologyHaving tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate.
  3. not comparablechemistryCapable of attaching to a metal ion at three points

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tridented

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Englishdentate
  7. Englishtridentate

From tri- + dentate.

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Translations

Finnish kolmihampainen
  • kolmihampainenhaving three teeth
French tridenté
  • tridentéhaving three teeth
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APA

tridentate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tridentate

MLA

“tridentate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tridentate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tridentate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tridentate.

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