What is the meaning of Triatomic?

  • (a.) Having a valence of three; trivalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having three hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic; thus, glycerin, glyceric acid, and tartronic acid are each triatomic.
  • (a.) Having three atoms; -- said of certain elements or radicals.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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