Definition of tetrad

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Tetrad (n.) A tetravalent or quadrivalent atom or radical; as, carbon is a tetrad..

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Stateroom :: Stater (n.) The principal gold coin of ancient Grece. It varied much in value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about £1 2s., or about $5.35. The Attic silver tetradrachm was in later times called stater..
Phatagin :: Phatagin (n.) The long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla); -- called also ipi.
Tetradactylous :: Tetradactylous (a.) Having, or characterized by, four digits to the foot or hand..
Tetradont :: Tetradont (a. & n.) See Tetrodont.
Tetrad :: Tetrad (n.) A tetravalent or quadrivalent atom or radical; as, carbon is a tetrad..
Tetradynamous :: Tetradynamous (a.) Belonging to the order Tetradynamia; having six stamens, four of which are uniformly longer than the others..
Tetradactyle :: Tetradactyle (a.) Tetradactylous.
Amphipoda :: Amphipoda (n. pl.) A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca..
Tetradon :: Tetradon (n.) See Tetrodon.
Tetrad :: Tetrad (n.) The number four; a collection of four things; a quaternion.
Tetradynamian :: Tetradynamian (a.) Alt. of Tetradynamou.
Tetradecapoda :: Tetradecapoda (n. pl.) Same as Arthrostraca.
Tetradynamia :: Tetradynamia (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants having six stamens, four of which are longer than the others..
Tetradymite :: Tetradymite (n.) A telluride of bismuth. It is of a pale steel-gray color and metallic luster, and usually occurs in foliated masses. Called also telluric bismuth..
Tetradecane :: Tetradecane (n.) A light oily hydrocarbon, C14H30, of the marsh-gas series; -- so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule..
Zenick :: Zenick (n.) A South African burrowing mammal (Suricata tetradactyla), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called also suricat..
Tetradrachm :: Tetradrachm (n.) Alt. of Tetradrachm.
Valence :: Valence (n.) The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads, as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for which it can be substituted, or with which it can be compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and has a valence of one; the atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have a valence respectively of two, three, and four..
Tetradic :: Tetradic (a.) Of or pertaining to a tetrad; possessing or having the characteristics of a tetrad; as, a carbon is a tetradic element..
Tetradrachma :: Tetradrachma (n.) A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, of the value of four drachms..
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