often capitalized
: a white crystalline powder C4H11NO3 used as a buffer (as in the treatment of acidosis)
called also tris buffer, tromethamine
: a phosphoric acid ester C9H15Br6O4P formerly used to flameproof clothes and especially children's nightclothes until it was found to cause cancer in animals
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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