Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tris

/tɹɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: tris
IPA: /tɹɪs/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flammable compound which forms a corrosive solution in water and is used as a buffer and emulsifying agent.

Uncountable

noun

A phosphoric acid ester C₉H₁₅Br₆O₄P formerly used to flameproof clothes and especially children's nightclothes until it was found to cause cancer in animals.

Uncountable

noun

name

Acronym of Transportation Research Information Services.

American usage

name

A diminutive of the male given name Tristram or Tristan.

name

A diminutive of the female given name Patricia or Beatrice.

name

noun

Example Sentences

"“This is Tris Prior. Her brother, Caleb. And their friend Susan Black.” “Prior,” she says. “I know of several Priors, but none of them are named Tris. Beatrice, however...""
"I said, 'Are you Isabel or Tris?'"

Etymology

Abbreviation of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.

Usage

Uncountable
American usage

Inflected Forms

tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (alternative) tris buffer (alternative) THAM (alternative) trometamol (alternative) tromethamine (alternative)

Derived Forms

tricine

Phrases

tris legomenon

Frequently Paired Words

tris legomenon

Homonyms

Tris tries

Rhymes With

this miss chris kiss swiss piss luis dismiss bliss dis dis- sis

Questions

How do you pronounce tris?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɪs/.
What does tris mean?: A flammable compound which forms a corrosive solution in water and is used as a buffer and emulsifying agent.
Where does tris come from?: Abbreviation of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.

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