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tris¹

  • /tɹɪs/

Sounds like Tris · Rhymes with -ɪs

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.

noun tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane · tris buffer · THAM · trometamol · tromethamine

  1. uncountable A flammable compound which forms a corrosive solution in water and is used as a buffer and emulsifying agent.

tris²

  • /tɹɪs/

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Where it comes from

Abbreviation of tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate.

noun

  1. uncountable A phosphoric acid ester C₉H₁₅Br₆O₄P formerly used to flameproof clothes and especially children's nightclothes until it was found to cause cancer in animals.

tris³

  • /tɹaɪz/

Sounds like tries · Rhymes with -aɪz

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of tri

TRIS⁴

proper noun

  1. US, abbreviation, acronym Acronym of Transportation Research Information Services

Tris⁵

  • /tɹɪs/

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Where it comes from

Shortened from Tristram or Tristan.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Tristram or Tristan.

Tris⁶

  • /tɹɪs/

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Where it comes from

From Patricia and Beatrice.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia or Beatrice. “This is Tris Prior. Her brother, Caleb. And their friend Susan Black.” “Prior,” she says. “I know of several Priors, but none of them are named Tris. Beatrice, however..."

Tris⁷

  • /tɹɪs/

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proper noun

  1. plural plural of Tri

TRIs⁸

noun

  1. plural plural of TRI

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: well-tried, time-tested, dependable, reliable, proven, proved, tested, phosphate, propane, edta, cris, three-way, tripartite, trio, triple, triage

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Chicago

"tris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tris.

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@misc{tris_2026,
  title = {tris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}