ternary
noun
- 1
A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.
- 2
The Holy Trinity.
adjective
- 1
Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple, triplex.
- 2
Arranged in groups of three.
- 3
To the base three.
- 4
Having three variables.
- 5
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.
“Sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.”
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