Defn: 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.
TRIVALVE
Tri"valve, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + valve.]
Defn: Anything having three valves, especially a shell.
TRIVALVULAR
Tri*val"vu*lar, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + valvular.]
Defn: Having three valves; three-valved.
TRIVANT
Triv"ant, n.
Defn: A truant. [Obs.] Burton.
TRIVERBIAL
Tri*ver"bi*al, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + L. verbum a word.] (Rom.
Antiq.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, certain days allowed to the pretor for hearing causes, when be might speak the three characteristic words of his office, do, dico, addico. They were called dies fasti.
TRIVET
Triv"et, n. Etym: [Probably through French fr. L. tripes, -edis,
three-footed; tri- (see Tri-)+ pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. trépied. See
Foot, and cf. Tripod.]