2. Adjective. (organic chemistry) Describing any compound in which three (of the same) functional groups are on three separate chains ¹
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Definition of Tripodal
1. tripod [adj] - See also: tripod
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tripodal
Literary usage of Tripodal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Indian Tribes of Eastern Peru by William Curtis Farabee (1922)
"The kangaroo is, in fact, a much less erect animal than is commonly supposed, an
occasional use of the erect sitting position from a tripodal base being ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1892)
"It appears to have been a gigantic lever of the first order, the fulcrum of which
was supported by a huge tripodal pedestal. The tripod and the beam were ..."
3. Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis by Academy of Science of St. Louis (1860)
"This assumed, the branchial, haemal and spinal arches equally offer this uniform
structure : two frequently tripodal flank blades, or ribs; ..."
4. The Antiquities of Furness.: Illustrated with Engravings. by Thomas West, William Close (1805)
"There have been various conjectures concerning the antiquity of this tripodal
copper vessel, but its origin and use are involved in obscurity. ..."
5. Stone; an Illustrated Magazine (1892)
"It appears to have a gigantic lever of the first order, the fulcrum of which was
supported by a huge tripodal pedestal. The tripod and the beam were each ..."
6. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"It is scarcely collapsed in one, in the other so closely as to give a tripodal
section. Here we have an interesting transitional condition in one and the ..."
7. American Journal of Archaeology by Archaeological Institute of America (1887)
"The details of the picture may be completed by adding the tripodal manger from
which the horses are feeding, the chariot upturned so that the pole rests ..."
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