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trivalve

trivalve adjective: having three valves.

Adjective

trivalve (not comparable)

  1. Having three valves.
    Synonyms:
    trivalved

Noun

trivalve (plural trivalves)

  1. Anything having three valves, especially a shell.

Synonyms of trivalve

Forms of trivalve

pluraltrivalves

Origin of trivalve

From tri- + valve.

Questions about trivalve

What does trivalve mean?
Trivalve means having three valves.
What part of speech is trivalve?
Trivalve can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near trivalve in the dictionary

  1. trivalent
  2. trivalently
  3. trivalents
  4. trivalued
  5. trivalvar
  6. trivalve
  7. trivalved
  8. trivalves
  9. trivalvular
  10. trivanadate
  11. trivanadium

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