"tridentate" meaning in English

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Adjective

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  1. Having three teeth Tags: not-comparable Translations (having three teeth): kolmihampainen (Finnish), tridenté [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-tridentate-en-adj-bwDo-l40 Categories (other): Three Disambiguation of Three: 51 18 31 Disambiguation of 'having three teeth': 91 7 2
  2. (botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tridentate-en-adj-hOy5hl4f Categories (other): Botany, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 21 46 33 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 23 45 32 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 45 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 23 45 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 23 46 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 53 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 25 43 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 53 28 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 58 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 70 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 60 33 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 60 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 14 63 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 58 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 59 21 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (chemistry, of a ligand) Capable of attaching to a metal ion at three points Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tridentate-en-adj-KslSFmvl Categories (other): Chemistry Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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