"triatomic" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: Etymology tree English tri- English atomic English triatomic From tri- + atomic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tri-|atomic|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English tri- English atomic English triatomic From tri- + atomic. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} triatomic (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry, of a molecule etc.) Consisting of three atoms. Tags: not-comparable Coordinate_terms: monatomic, diatomic, tetratomic Translations (consisting of three atoms): kolmiatominen (Finnish), háromatomos (Hungarian)
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