tri-

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɹaɪ/

Prefix

1. three

Synonyms

• ter-

Related terms

• tre-
• ter-
• -tri-

Translations

• French: tri-
• German: drei-, tri-
• Italian: tri-
• Portuguese: tri-
• Russian: трёх-
• Spanish: tri-

Prefix

1. (chemistry) Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.

Related terms

• eka-
• dvi-

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