Category:Trigenic

Tri*gen"ic, a. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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- or ethylidene-biuret.