Webster's Dictionary 1913

1702

Tetrapharmacom

{ Tet′ra‐phar″ma‐com (?), Tet′ra‐phar″ma‐cum (?) }, n. [NL. tetrapharmacon, L. tetrapharmacum, Gr. �; τέτρα- (see Tetra-) + � a drug.] (Med.) A combination of wax, resin, lard, ...

1703

Tetraphenol

Tet′ra‐phe″nol (?), n. [Tetra- + phenol.] (Chem.) Furfuran.

1704

Tetraphyllous

Te‐traph″yl‐lous (?), a. [Tetra- + Gr. � a leaf.] (Bot.)Having four leaves; consisting of four distinct leaves or leaflets.

1705

Tetrapla

‖Tet″ra‐pla (?), n.; etymologically pl., but syntactically sing. [NL., fr. Gr. τετραπλόοσ, τετραπλου̑σ, fourfold.] A Bible consisting of four different Greek versions arranged i...

1706

Tetrapnuemonian

Tet′rap‐nue‐mo″ni‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Tetrapneumona.

1707

Tetrapod

Tet″ra‐pod (?), n. [Gr. � fourfooted; τέτρα- (see Tetra-) + �, �, foot.] (Zoöl.) An insect characterized by having but four perfect legs, as certain of the butterflies.

1708

Tetrapody

Te‐trap″o‐dy (?), n. A set of four feet; a measure or distance of four feet.

1709

Tetrapteran

Te‐trap″ter‐an (?), n. [See Tetrapterous.] (Zoöl.) An insect having four wings.

1710

Tetrapterous

Te‐trap″ter‐ous (?), a. [Gr. �; τέτρα- (see Tetra-) + � wing.] (Zoöl.) Having four wings.

1711

Tetraptote

Tet″rap‐tote (?), n. [L. tetraptotum, Gr. �.] (Gram.) A noun that has four cases only. Andrews.

1712

Tetrarch

Te″trarch (?), n. [L. tetrarches, Gr. �, �; τέτρα- (see Tetra-) + � a ruler, � to lead; rule: cf. F. tétrarque. See Arch, a.] (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman governor of the fourth part o...

1713

Tetrarch (2)

Te″trarch, a. Four. Fuller.

1714

Tetrarchate

Te‐trarch″ate (?), n. [Cf. F. tétrarchat.] (Rom. Antiq.) A tetrarchy.

1715

Tetrarchical

Te‐trarch″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a tetrarch or tetrarchy. Bolingbroke.

1716

Tetrarchy

Tet″rarch‐y (?), n.; pl.Tetrarchies (#). [L. tetrarchia, Gr. �: cf. F. tétrarchie.] (Rom. Antiq.) The district under a Roman tetrarch; the office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch; ...

1717

Tetraschistic

Tet′ra‐schis″tic (?), a. [Gr. � divided into four parts; τέτρα- tetra- + � to split.] (Biol.) Characterized by division into four parts.

1718

Tetrasepalous

Tet′ra‐sep″al‐ous (?), a. [Tetra- + sepal.] (Bot.) Having four sepals.

1719

Tetraspaston

Tet′ra‐spas″ton (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. τέτρα- (see Tetra-) + � to draw, pull.] (Mach.) A machine in which four pulleys act together. Brande & C.

1720

Tetraspermous

Tet′ra‐sper″mous (?), a. [Tetra- + Gr. � a seed.] (Bot.) Having four seeds.Tetraspermous plant, a plant which produces four seeds in each flower.

1721

Tetraspore

Tet″ra‐spore (?), n. [Tetra- + spore.] (Bot.) A nonsexual spore, one of a group of four regularly occurring in red seaweeds. — Tet′ra‐spor″ic (#), a.

1722

Tetrastich

Te‐tras″tich (?), n. [L. tetrastichon, Gr. �; τέτρα- (see Tetra-) + � a row, verse.] A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines. Pope.

1723

Tetrastyle

Tet″ra‐style (?), a. [L. tetrastylon, Gr. � with four pillars in front; τέτρα- (see Tetra-) + � a column.] (Arch.) Having four columns in front; — said of a temple, portico, or ...

1724

Tetrasyllabic

{ Tet′ra‐syl‐lab″ic (?), Tet′ra‐syl‐lab″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. tétrasyllabique.] Consisting of, or having, four syllables; quadrisyllabic.

1725

Tetrathecal

Tet′ra‐the″cal (?), a. [Tetra- + thecal.] (Bot.) Having four loculaments, or thecæ.

1726

Tetrathionate

Tet′ra‐thi″on‐ate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of tetrathionic acid.

1727

Tetrathionic

Tet′ra‐thi‐on″ic (?), a. [Tetra- + thionic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a thionic derivative, H�S�O�, of sulphuric acid, obtained as a colorless, odorless liquid.

1728

Tetratomic

Tet′ra‐tom″ic (?), a. [Tetra- + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Consisting of four atoms; having four atoms in the molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic. (b) Having a valence of four; quadri...