# tridentate

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Having three teeth
2. Having tooth-like projections that are themselves bidentate.
3. Capable of attaching to a metal ion at three points

## Etymology
From tri- + dentate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tridentate