tricalcium

adjective

tri·​calcium

(ˈ)trī+

variants or less commonly tricalcic

"+

: containing three atoms or equivalents of calcium in the molecule

Word History

Etymology

tricalcium from New Latin, from tri- + calcium; tricalcic International Scientific Vocabulary tri- + calcic

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