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tetra


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tetra-  \Tet"ra-\  [Gr.  te`tra-,  from  te`sares,  te`ttares,  four 
  See  {Four}.] 
  1.  A  combining  form  or  prefix  signifying  four  as  in 
  tetrabasic,  tetrapetalous. 
 
  2.  (Chem.)  A  combining  form  (also  used  adjectively)  denoting 
  four  proportional  or  combining  parts  of  the  substance  or 
  ingredient  denoted  by  the  term  to  which  it  is  prefixed,  as 
  in  tetra-chloride,  tetroxide. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tetra 
  n  :  brightly  colored  tropical  freshwater  fishes 




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