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tetra-
Pronunciation:
/ˈtɛtrə/
(also
tetr-
before a vowel)
combiningForm
1
four; having four:
tetramerous
tetragram
tetrode
2
Chemistry
(in names of compounds) containing four atoms or groups of a specified kind:
tetracycline
Origin:
from Greek, from
tettares
'four'
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