The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tridentate
Tridentate \Tri*den"tate\, Tridentated \Tri*den"ta*ted\, a. [NL.
tridentatus. See Trident.]
Having three teeth; three-toothed.
--Lee.
Wiktionary
tridentate
a. 1 Having three teeth 2 (context botany English) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate. 3 (context chemistry of a ligand English) Capable of attaching to a metal ion at three points
Wikipedia
Tridentate
- redirect Ligand
Usage examples of "tridentate".
The mouth was lipless, a line of skin folded together, through which now glinted barely a glimpse of close-set, large, tridentated teeth.