Every ideal in a polynomial ring is isomorphic (after potentially adding variables) to a trinomial ideal (i.e., one generated by trinomials). But binomial ideals are very special. See the classic paper "Binomial Ideals" by Eisenbud and Sturmfels (https://arxiv.org/abs/alg-geom/9401001).
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