ScienceAugust 18, 2026

trinuclear

try-NOO-klee-er

Definition

Consisting of or involving three atomic nuclei or metal atoms within a single molecular structure.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'tri-' meaning 'three' and the Latin 'nucleus' meaning 'inner part' or 'kernel,' referring to the central core of an atom.

In the news

The word describes the three-atom arrangement of the uranium-cobalt complex, which is used to illustrate the current limits of cumulative bonding in chemical systems.

Uranium complex smashes record for consecutive bonds between atoms

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