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Meaning of 'trivalent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trivalent [ a.]
- Having a valence of three; capable of being combined with, substituted for, or compared with, three atoms of hydrogen; -- said of triad atoms or radicals; thus, nitrogen is trivalent in ammonia.

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tri- tri/cia tri/cious triable triableness triacid triacle triacontahedral triaconter triad

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