tetra-, tetr-
(Greek: four; a number used as a prefix)
rotundo-tetragonal
tessaraglot, tetraglot
1. Containing, written in, or relating to four languages.
2. Speaking, or versed in, four languages.
tetrabasic
Having four replaceable hydrogen atoms, said of an acid or acid salt.
tetrablastic
Having four germinal layers: the ectoderm, endoderm, and two musodermic layers.
tetrabrach
tetrabrachius
1. An individual with four arms.
2. A deformed fetus with four arms.
tetrabranchiate
tetracaine hydrochloride
A local anesthetic agent used topically and by infiltration.
tetracanth
tetracerous
tetrachanthous
Having four spines, as a fish, etc., or thorns in groups of four.
tetracheirus, tetrachirus
A deformed fetus with four hands.
tetrachloride
tetrachord
tetracid
Referring to four hydrogen atoms replaceable by basic atoms or radicals; said of acids.
Cross references of word families that are related, partially or totally, to: "four, fourth":
quadri-;
quatr-;
tessara-.
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