n. [ Tetra- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, tooth. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging to
☞ The skin is usually spinous, and the belly is capable of being greatly distended by air or water. It includes the swellfish, puffer
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the tetrodons. --
n. [ Tetra- + benzol. ] (Chem.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon,
Tetrol phenol,
a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
n. [ Tetra- + -ose. ] (Chem.) A monosaccharide derived from a certain alcohol. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Tetra- + oxide. ] (Chem.) An oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; a quadroxide;