tetra
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
Origin of tetra
1Words Nearby tetra
Other definitions for tetra- (2 of 2)
a combining form meaning “four,” used in the formation of compound words: tetrabranchiate.
Origin of tetra-
2- Also especially before a vowel, tetr-.
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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.
British Dictionary definitions for tetra (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtɛtrə) /
any of various brightly coloured tropical freshwater fishes of the genus Hemigrammus and related genera: family Characidae (characins)
Origin of tetra
1British Dictionary definitions for tetra- (2 of 2)
four: tetrameter
Origin of tetra-
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