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trifunctional

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having three functions

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Having three functional groups

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function English -al English functional English trifunctional From tri- + functional.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: trifunktionel — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Finnish: trifunktionaalinen — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • German: trifunktionell — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • German: trifunktional — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Greek: τριλειτουργικός (trileitourgikós) — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Hungarian: háromértékű — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Hungarian: háromértékű vegyület — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Hungarian: háromértékű szerves vegyület — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Hungarian: háromértékű molekula — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Hungarian: háromértékű vegyületek — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Latin: trifūnctiōnālis — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Polish: trzyfunkcyjny — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Russian: трифункциональный (trifunkcionalʹnyj) — exhibiting 3 functional groups
  • Spanish: trifuncional — exhibiting 3 functional groups