tris-
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Synonyms: trist, tris, trisl, tri-, trish, triss, trisa, trism, trise
Antonyms: trist, tris, trisl, tri-, trish, triss, trisa, trism, trise
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Prefix
- {{lb|en|chemistry|obsolete}} {{n-g|A variant of [[tri-]] used to indicate that the component that does ''not'' take the prefix occurs three times in the compound:}} '''''tris'''phosphuret of copper'' is PCu<sub>'''3'''</sub>; '''tris'''benzene[[azo]][[resorcinol]], C<sub>6</sub>H(OH)<sub>2</sub>(N<sub>2</sub>Ph)<sub>'''3'''</sub>.
- {{lb|en|chemistry}} A variant of [[tri-]], used for substitutions of three complex rather than simple units, as in,
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