trilaminar

Composed of three-layers

Trilaminar means having three layers.

The term appears mainly in scientific contexts, particularly embryology, where it describes the three-layered disc that forms early in development: The trilaminar embryo consists of ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.

It also appears in materials science and anatomy to describe any three-layered structure.

embryology

gastrulation

Embryo forms primary layers

blastocyst · differentiation · organogenesis · implantation · notochord · amnion · yolk sac · chorion · morula · cleavage

anatomy

membrane

Thin tissue sheet

tissue layers · tunica · arterial · venous · visceral · parietal · serous · mucosa · submucosa · muscularis

materials

composite

Made of distinct parts

packaging · plywood · multilayer · substrate · adhesive · bonding · polymer · protective layer · encapsulation · membrane technology

Opposites
number of layers

trilaminarmonolayer

Single-atom-thick coating

bilaminar · multilayered · homogeneous · unlayered

Family

tri, lamina, laminae, laminar, laminate, laminated, laminating, lamination, laminates

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