Tri*gen"ic (?), a. [Pref. tri- +
gen- + -ic. So named in reference to its composition, it
being supposed to contain the radicals of three molecules of cyanic acid.]
(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
C4H7N3O2, obtained, by the
action of the vapor of cyanic acid on cold aldehyde, as a white crystalline
substance having a slightly acid taste and faint smell; -- called also
ethidene- or ethylidene-biuret.