TETRA-


Meaning of TETRA- in English

combining form

or tetr-

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin, from Greek; akin to Greek tettares, tessares four — more at four

1. : four : having four : having four parts

tetra carpellary

tetra partite

tetr atomic

2. : containing four atoms, radicals, or groups (of a specified kind)

tetra boric

tetr acid

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