noun
tris
trihs
noun
1
A chemical compound (tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane) commonly used in laboratories as a buffering agent.
"The biochemist prepared a tris buffer for the DNA extraction."
How to Use Tris
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA lab chemical used to keep a solution's acidity stable.
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Technical/scientific term.
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Etymology
Shortened from the full chemical name tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.