2006-09-25 07:21:44 · 12 answers · asked by busupshot83 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yep, Nick got it. Tetra is a prefix meaning four.
Tetrahedron (four sided solid)
Tetragrammaton (word with four letters)
Tetrachloride (compound with four chlorine atoms)
Tetradactylous (having four claws or digits)
and so on.
also a small South American freshwater fish, including species like the Neon Tetra.
2006-09-25 07:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 71⤊ 1⤋
Tetra can be any of these answers.
It's ancient Greek for 4.
It's a small kind of fish suitable to keep in an aquarium (We own 14 tetra's)
It's a chemical substance my late mother used to get stains out of fabric.
2006-09-25 14:35:55 · answer #2 · answered by alternative_be 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tet·ra (ttr) Pronunciation Key Audio pronunciation of "tetra" [P]
n.
Any of numerous small colorful tropical freshwater fish of the family Characidae, such as the neon tetra, found in South America and Africa, and often kept in home aquariums. Also called characin.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tetra
2006-09-25 14:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by Greg J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tetra is any of a number of species of small South American freshwater fish belonging to the family Characidae and to its former subfamily Alestiidae ("African tetras").
2006-09-25 14:30:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tetra is being used to denote 4 in chemical equiations E.g H2S04 which is hydrogen 2 tetraoxosulphate6 acid.
2006-09-25 14:40:18 · answer #5 · answered by ugozambidizigidon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tetra means FOUR.
Tetrachloride( A mixture of four chemicals)
2006-09-25 14:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1-mono
2-di
3-tri
*******4-tetra example: Sodium tetraChloride=NaCl4
5.penta
6.hexa
7.hepta
8.octa
9.nano
10.deci
2006-09-25 15:33:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
prefix meaning 4
2006-09-25 14:24:03 · answer #8 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is usually used to denote "four" - tetrahedron - four sided
Tetra is also a fresh water fish
2006-09-25 14:25:28 · answer #9 · answered by A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 i believe. its also a fish I think.
2006-09-25 14:23:14 · answer #10 · answered by ? 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
in this context, it refers to four
"Containing four of a specified kind of atom, radical, or group: as in tetrachloride"
2006-09-25 14:25:00 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋