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trip
trip hammer
trip hop
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tripalmitin
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tripartition
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triphenylmethane
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triphosphopyridine nucleotide
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trinomial

tri·no·mi·al [ trī nṓmee əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. mathematics having 3 mathematical expressions: consisting of three mathematical terms or expressions

2. biology having 3 names: relating to or consisting of three taxonomic names, denoting the genus, species, and subspecies or variety of an organism



noun  (plural tri·no·mi·als)
Definition:
 
mathematics polynomial with 3 terms: a polynomial made up of three terms linked by plus or minus signs

[Late 17th century. Blend of tri- + binomial]

tri·no·mi·al·ly adverb
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