trinodal

adjective

tri·​nodal

(ˈ)trī+

variants or trinodine

(ˈ)trī¦nōdᵊn,

trīˈnōˌdīn,

ˈtrīnəˌdīn

: having three nodes

Word History

Etymology

Latin trinodis three-knotted (from tri- + nodus knot) + English -al or -ine

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