- tri|fid
- tri|fid «TRY fihd», adjective.divided into three by clefts.╂[< Latin trifidus < tri- three, triply + fid-, a root of findere to split, cleave]
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tri|fid
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fid — fid·dle·dee·dee; fid·dler; fid·dley; fid·get·er; fid·get·i·ness; fid·get·ing·ly; fid·gety; fid; fid·ia; fid·i·bus; mul·ti·fid; palmat·i·fid; per·fid·i·ous; per·fid·i·ous·ly; per·fid·i·ous·ness; pin·nat·i·fid; quad·ri·fid; soli·fid·i·an;… … English syllables
tri|sul|fid — or tri|sul|phid «try SUHL fihd», noun. = trisulfide. (Cf. ↑trisulfide) … Useful english dictionary
tri|sul|phid — tri|sul|fid or tri|sul|phid «try SUHL fihd», noun. = trisulfide. (Cf. ↑trisulfide) … Useful english dictionary
trifid — tri·fid … English syllables
trifid — tri•fid [[t]ˈtraɪ fɪd[/t]] adj. cleft into three parts or lobes • Etymology: 1745–55; < L trifidus split in three. See tri , fid … From formal English to slang
trífid — trí|fid Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
trifid — Split into three. [L. trifidus, three cleft] * * * tri·fid (triґfid) [L. trifidus, from tres three + findere to split] split into three parts … Medical dictionary
trifid — [trī′fid] adj. [L trifidus < tri , three + FID] divided into three lobes or parts by deep clefts, as some leaves … English World dictionary
Trifid — Tri fid, a. [L. trifidus; tri (see {Tri }) + the root of findere to split: cf. F. trifide.] Cleft to the middle, or slightly beyond the middle, into three parts; three cleft. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trifid — /truy fid/, adj. cleft into three parts or lobes. [1745 55; < L trifidus split in three. See TRI , FID] * * * … Universalium
