tris

alternative tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane · alternative tris buffer · alternative THAM · alternative trometamol · alternative tromethamine

1. uncountablechemistryA flammable compound which forms a corrosive solution in water and is used as a buffer and emulsifying agent.

1. uncountablechemistryA phosphoric acid ester C₉H₁₅Br₆O₄P formerly used to flameproof clothes and especially children's nightclothes until it was found to cause cancer in animals.

1. pluralplural of tri

1. USabbreviationacronymAcronym of Transportation Research Information Services.

1. A diminutive of the male given name Tristram or Tristan.

1. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia or Beatrice.

   I said, 'Are you Isabel or Tris?'

   I'm Tris. Patricia.' She was back to her hair, eyes crammed to the side, snapping off dry split ends and flicking them to the floor.

   2009, Gregg Hurwitz, We Know, Hachette UK, →ISBN

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   “This is Tris Prior. Her brother, Caleb. And their friend Susan Black.” “Prior,” she says. “I know of several Priors, but none of them are named Tris. Beatrice, however..."

   2012, Veronica Roth, Insurgent, eclub40, →ISBN

1. pluralplural of Tri

1. pluralplural of TRI