tridentate

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ dentate.

Adjective

tridentate (not comparable)

1. Having three teeth
2. (botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate.
3. (chemistry, of a ligand) Capable of attaching to a metal ion at three points

Translations

having three teeth

• Finnish: kolmihampainen

Latin

Adjective

tridentāte

1. vocative masculine singular of tridentātus