A flammable compound which forms a corrosive solution in water and is used as a buffer and emulsifying agent.
"The tris were ready to take on the competition, each team wearing matching blue and white uniforms."
A phosphoric acid ester C₉H₁₅Br₆O₄P formerly used to flameproof clothes and especially children's nightclothes until it was found to cause cancer in animals.
plural of tri
Acronym of Transportation Research Information Services.
"The baby Patricia was so small that everyone affectionately called her Tris at the dinner table."
A diminutive of the male given name Tristram or Tristan.
A diminutive of the female given name Patricia or Beatrice.