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triacid

American  
[trahy-as-id] / traɪˈæs ɪd /

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 British  
/ traɪˈæsɪd /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of triacid

First recorded in 1885–90; tri- + acid


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Relatively slight degrees of hardening suffice for staining in simple watery solutions, for example, in the triacid fluid, and can be attained by a short, and not too intense action of several reagents.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers

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

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers

The two granulations always show different shades in the triacid preparation as well; for the nigrosinophil cells stain a blacker hue.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers

Their true nature is shown by their behaviour with the triacid solution.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers

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

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers

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