Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 494 compound words that contain tetra. The most common are listed below. Open tetra in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- black tetraGymnocorymbus ternetzi, a species of popular characin fish often kept in aquariums.
- neon tetraParacheirodon innesi (syn. Hyphessobrycon innesi), a small, tropical American fish, popular as an aquarium fish.
- Tetra PakA type of plasticized carton for milk, juice and other drinks, originally in the form of a tetrahedron but now primarily in the form of a rectangular cuboid.
- firehead tetraA freshwater ray-finned fish, Hemigrammus bleheri, native to South America.
- cardinal tetraA freshwater fish (Paracheirodon axelrodi, family Characidae), native to rivers in South America, popular as an aquarium fish.
- tetra-ameliaA particular congenital disorder, whose main symptom is the lack of legs, arms, and hands.
- tetra-ethyl leadAlternative form of tetraethyl lead: A toxic organometallic compound, (C₂H₅)₄Pb, added to petroleum/gasoline as an antiknock agent.
- X-ray tetraPristella maxillaris, a fish with a highly transparent body.
- rummy-nose tetraThe firehead tetra.
- tetra-coloredAlternative form of tetracolored: Having four colors.
- Tetra Paksplural of Tetra Pak: A type of plasticized carton for milk, juice and other drinks, originally in the form of a tetrahedron but now primarily in the form of a rectangular cuboid.
- red-nose tetraThe firehead tetra.
- brilliant rummynose tetraThe firehead tetra.
Compound words 494
- TeflonA brand name of polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) products, latterly applied to other fluoropolymer products.
- tetrahedralOf, relating to, or having the shape of a tetrahedron.
- tetraploidHaving four sets of chromosomes.
- tetrapodAny item with four arms or four feet, such as a light stand, a gun mount, etc.
- tetrarchyA government where power is shared by four people, especially (historical) the Herodian tetrarchy established in Judea after the death of Herod and the Tetrarchy of Diocletian which ruled the Roman Empire in the years 293-313.
- tetravalentHaving an atomic valence of 4.
- tetralogyA set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- tetrationThe arithmetic operator consisting of repeated exponentiation, by analogy with exponentiation being repeated multiplication and multiplication being repeated addition, ᵇᵃ denoting a to the power of a to the power of … to the power of a, in …
- tetracontagonA 40-sided polygon.
- icositetragonA polygon with 24 sides and 24 angles.