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TRI-

Definition: TRI-

TRI-

1. A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional or combining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride.

2. A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Synonyms within Context: TRI-

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Triality

Pref. tri-, tris-.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: TRI-

English words defined with "TRI-": Ter-. (references)
Specialty definitions using "TRI-": Aminobenzoic AcidsMicrosatellite Repeats. (references)
Non-English Usage: "TRI-" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (tri-), Latin (three, trammel).

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Commercial Usage: TRI-

DomainTitle

Books

  • Methods of Enzymatic Analysis, 3.eE, Vol. 7, Metabolites 2: Tri- and Dicarboxylic Acids, Purines, Pyrimidines and Derivatives, Coenzymes, Inorganic Compounds (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: TRI-

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

They are classified into mono-, di-, tri-, poly- and heterosaccharides. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TRI-

Language Translations for "TRI-"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Bulgarian 

  

троен (ternary, ternate, three ply, threefold, three-way, treble, trifacial, trigeminal, trine, tripartite, triple, triplex), от три части. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(three). (various references)

   

French

  

tri-. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

세 배. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

i-tray

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: TRI-

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "i-r-t"

-1 letter: it, ti.

 Words containing the letters "i-r-t"
 

+1 letter: airt, brit, dirt, frit, girt, grit, rift, riot, rite, ritz, roti, stir, thir, tier, tire, tirl, tiro, tori, trig, trim, trio, trip, writ.

 

+2 letters: afrit, airth, airts, astir, atria, atrip, birth, biter, brits, britt, bruit, citer, dirts, dirty, drift, dript, droit, first, firth, flirt, frith, frits, fritt, fritz, fruit, girth, girts, grift, griot, gript, grist, grith, grits, inert, inter, intro, irate, ither, kiter, krait, lirot, liter, litre, merit, mirth, miter, mitre, niter, nitre, nitro, orbit, print, quirt, ratio, recti, refit, relit, remit, retia, retie, riant, riata, rifts, right, riots, rites, ritzy, rivet, rotis, rutin, shirt, sitar, skirt, spirt, sprit, stair, stirk, stirp, stirs, stria, strip, tapir, tarsi, terai, their, third, thirl, thrip, tiara, tiers, tiger, tiler, timer, tired, tires, tirls, tiros, titer, titre, toric, torii, torsi, tragi, traik, trail, train, trait, triac, triad, trial, tribe, trice, trick, tried, trier, tries, trigo, trigs, trike, trill, trims, trine, triol, trios, tripe, trips, trite, trois, twier, twirl, twirp, uteri, virtu, wrist, write, writs, yirth.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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