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tetra
1[ te-truh ]
noun
- any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
tetra-
2- a combining form meaning “four,” used in the formation of compound words:
tetrabranchiate.
tetra-
1combining_form
- four
tetrameter
tetra
2/ ˈtɛtrə /
noun
- any of various brightly coloured tropical freshwater fishes of the genus Hemigrammus and related genera: family Characidae (characins)
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Example Sentences
From a purely environmental standpoint, the statistics in favor of Tetra Pak packaging are astounding.
An ambitious Swiss packaging company, Tetra Pak, presents another alternative to Bag-in-Box.
I had my first taste of Tetra Pak wine from a neon green package labeled “Bandit” a couple of years ago.
In addition, a one-liter Tetra Pak weighs less than a pound.
Eva and her husband Hans Kristian Rausing, heir to the $10bn Tetra Pak fortune, were both friends of Prince Charles.
A small pink flower of the class Tetra dynamia covered the prairie.
In the case of tetra-substituted compounds, thirty isomers are possible when all the groups are different.
Sleep may be secured by lowering the blood pressure with half-grain doses of erythrol-tetra-nitrate.
Fluorescein is readily nitrated, yielding a di- or tetra-nitro compound according to conditions.
This mixture is treated with potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid, whereby it is converted into tetra-chlorinated products.
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