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Tridentate

Tridentate \Tri*den"tate\, Tridentated \Tri*den"ta*ted\, a. [NL. tridentatus. See Trident.] Having three teeth; three-toothed.
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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

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Tridentate
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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.