Trigenic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trigenic \Tri*gen"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + gen- + -ic. So named in
     reference to its composition, it being supposed to contain
     the radicals of three molecules of cyanic acid.] (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C4H7N3O2},
     obtained, by the action of the vapor of cyanic acid on cold
     aldehyde, as a white crystalline substance having a slightly


     acid taste and faint smell; -- called also {ethidene-biuret}
     or {ethylidene-biuret}.
     [1913 Webster]