TRIBASIC
\tɹa͡ɪbˈe͡ɪsɪk], \tɹaɪbˈeɪsɪk], \t_ɹ_aɪ_b_ˈeɪ_s_ɪ_k]\
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Of acids and alcohols, containing in the molecule three atoms of hydrogen replaceable by bases. As regards alcohols, the term is superseded by trihydric.
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Of salts, formed from a t. acid by the replacement of three atoms of hydrogen by bases.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).