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- Ternary - a. - Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule; thus, sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.
- Ternary - n. - A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad.
- Ternary - a. - Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration.
- Oxysulphide - n. - A ternary compound of oxygen and sulphur.
- Oxychloride - n. - A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride.
- Ternary - a. - Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule; thus, sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.