Describing any compound in which three (of the same) functional groups are on three separate chains(adjective)
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Use "tripodal" in a sentence
"In families without tarsal structures, members move by having only three legs touching the water at any one time (aka tripodal)."
"The August issue of Scientific American explains how it is possible to swim in curved space-time, and it seems that a tripodal creature, not totally dissimilar in motion to a toad swimming backwards, is ideal for this type of activity."
"However, I've published four stories (a fifth will appear this year in Neo-Opsis) about the Arakans, a tripodal space-conquering race who eat the brains of their enemies."