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Webster 1913 Edition


Tetrad

Tet′rad

,
Noun.
[L.
tetras
,
-adis
, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK]: cf. F.
tétrade
.]
1.
The number four; a collection of four things; a quaternion.
2.
(Chem.)
A tetravalent or quadrivalent atom or radical;
as, carbon is a
tetrad
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tetrad

TET'RAD

,
Noun.
[Gr. the number four.] The number four; a collection of four things.