1syllable
ternary
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Definitions ofternary
1noun
- A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.
- The Holy Trinity.
1adjective
- Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple, triplex.
- Arranged in groups of three.
- To the base three.
- Having three variables.
- Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule.
Example: "Sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound."
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