Meaning of tri- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Three.
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2. Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon', 'tri-lead') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.
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3. Used for the digit three to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name.
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Equivalents

Examples

“un- (“1”) + bi- (“2”) + tri- (“3”) + -ium (element suffix) → unbitrium (“element 123”)”

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