trinuclear

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adjective

Having three nuclei

Similar
trinucleatetrinucleated
OriginEnglish nuclear ← Latin tri- ← Proto-Italic *tri- →
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Meanings

adjectivetrinuclear (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving three nuclei

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving three nuclei

Similar
trinucleatetrinucleated
Also see
trinucleatetrinucleated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From tri- + nuclear.

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APA

trinuclear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinuclear

MLA

“trinuclear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinuclear. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trinuclear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trinuclear.

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