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trifunctional

adj tri·func·tion·al \ˌtrī-ˈfəŋk-shən-əl\

Medical Definition of TRIFUNCTIONAL

:  of, relating to, or being a compound with three sites in the molecule that are highly reactive (as in polymerization) <a trifunctional amino acid>

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