triacid

[ trahy-as-id ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:

   a triacid base.

2. noting acid salts containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms.

triacid

/ traɪˈæsɪd /

adjective

1. (of a base) capable of reacting with three molecules of a monobasic acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of triacid¹

First recorded in 1885–90; tri- + acid

Example Sentences

As shewn by the former they appear as polynuclear cells free from granules, since their granulation takes on no dye of the triacid mixture.

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The staining of the blood specimen in triacid requires only a little fixation, cp. page 35.

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The triacid stain is very convenient.

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In triacid preparations the granulation is unstained, and the mast cells appear as clear, polynuclear cells, free from granules.

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Indeed all granules, that are easily soluble, vanish when the triacid method is used, and so a homogeneous cell protoplasm is simulated.

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